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Avocets - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Avocets and mud

It’s odd that most wading birds are brown and heavily camouflaged and yet Avocets are, well, noticeable. I wonder why? I’m sure …

Avocet - The Hall of Einar - photograph (C) David Bailey (not the)

Avocet

It’s late, but still quite light, when we arrive at the River Exe and I’m delighted to see an Avocet on the …

Avocet - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Avocets on the Exe

We once killed all the Avocets in Britain. We destroyed their habitat by draining their salt marshes and we killed them for …