Friday, 18 March 2016

BioBrevia: Garbage Birds

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Photo: Mark Conboy

Birders often use the term "garbage bird" to describe common, uninteresting birds. White Storks (Ciconia ciconia), not often thought of as garbage birds, are redefining themselves as such in some parts of their range. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's As It Happens reports on White Storks wintering at garbage dumps on the Iberian Peninsula.