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All hail the return of the crane

6 October 2018

9:00 AM

6 October 2018

9:00 AM

The RSPB regularly gets calls from people who have seen ‘a funny bird’. ‘It’s got a red head and it’s feeding from the bird table.’ ‘That sounds like a goldfinch.’ ‘No, no — it’s standing on the ground and feeding from the bird table…’

Cranes can stand as tall as a man.

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