A naturalist recounts birds’ lives in the Scottish Highlands
Wildlife endures harsh weather briefly punctuated with clemency
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AVIAN MUSIC In a lyrical book, naturalist John Lister-Kaye likens whooper swans’ calls to flugelhorns.
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