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Birds

Kurri Kurri, Australia

Big Kookaburra

This 4.5 metre tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

Added by blue95

Jatinga Bird Suicide

Small village in India claims the lives of birds each September.

atimian

Added by atimian

Madinet Mit Ghamr (Include Daqados), Egypt

Mit Ghamr Dovecotes

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.

serflac

Added by serflac

San Juan Capistrano, California

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Oldest building in California still in use.

Added by nitikp

Husavik, Iceland

Sigurgeirs Bird Museum

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Added by SarahBurge

Leixlip, Ireland

The Wonderful Barn

Corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Added by NathanRisinger

Portland, Oregon

Vaux's Swifts at Chapman School

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

Pigeon Towers of Iran

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

Dylan

Vienna, Austria

Flak Towers

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Rostock, Germany

Zoological Collection of the University of Rostock

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.

Josh