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Back to Waddesdon kids. Here is an aviary they was constructed in 1903. Now it hasn't operated continuously. During WWII it was shut down - no extra food for the birds.
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| Gareth, Barbara and I on our visit. |
But it was restarted by the family in 1977. It is now designed not as a folly for the Rothschilds, but to a part of the world effort to save endangered species. Many of the birds are relatively common. But the Rothschild's Mynah - named after them, had a fluctuating population which dropped to 6 birds in the wild in 2001. There is a breeding program here and new birds have been reintroduced and the population is growing again.
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| A Rothschild Mynah. It's only an okay picture because I used the iPhone, but still. This little bugger is helping rebuild a wild population in Bali! |
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There is no other word for the place except glorious.
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| A good picture of the detail. The aviary isn't a "walk through" type, but is designed for viewing and comfort. |
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