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Juliet Vickery on the Woodcock

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May 24, 20261:36Science & Medicine

The CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology, Juliet Vickery, describes an encounter with a patrolling male woodcock 30 years ago, watching it circle its territory from high in the sky. Apart from this display these wade...

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