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Horatio Clare on the Grey Heron

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Jun 28, 20261:32Science & Medicine

The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron. They were seen as birds of augury by the Romans, or with a religious bent by the poet Dylan Thomas, and for Horatio their appearance makes th...

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Horatio Clare on the Grey Heron is an episode from Tweet of the Day by BBC. The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron. They were seen as birds of augury by the Romans, or with a religious bent by the poet...

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