Many of the poses and compositions were probably borrowed from Chinese ink paintings, and here they come together in a dynamic composition of black birds clustering on land and flying in midair.
Knowing such itineraries might help us to better understand the nature of massive die-offs (thousands of black birds falling dead out of the sky, for example), or of the itineraries of bio-invasives such as the Burmese Pythons in the Everglades.
When oil was just starting to smudge some of the birds on beaches now thick with it, I saw sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, black-bellied plovers and other such northbound birds.
The charity said the birds were found covered in thick black fuel oil off Ramsgate and Rye last week.
The likes of Findus Crispy Pancakes and Birds Eye Potato Waffles were being served up in homes across the UK. New frozen desserts also became popular, such as Black Forest Gateau, Wall's Viennetta and Birds Eye's Arctic Roll.
The beauty spot is part of the Berwyn Mountains site of special scientific interest, whose protected moors provide ideal habitat for rare birds such as the hen harrier and the black grouse.
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Among the birds that have not survived are rare red and black throated divers.
Last year's standouts were Angry Birds impersonators, mostly male tutu-clad "Black Swan" ballet dancers, and troupes of sombrero-sporting Mexicans (since it was the Mexican team's first year in the tournament).
The distinctive birds are recognisable for their tailless body, red faces and legs and black and white underwing.
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The wetland, which includes the coastal Unryul Migratory Birds Reserve, play an important conservation role as habitats for shore birds and critical areas for many migratory bird species of north-east Asia such as black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes) and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis).
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