The Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 winners have been unveiled. Norwegian photographer Erlend Haarberg won this year s grand prize for his stunning image of a rock ptarmigan in its winter plumage taking flight above snowy…
shows it entered from pakistan, but officials in islamabad have denied any involvement. white storks with their long red legs and pointed beaks are one of the most distinctive birds in europe and western asia. but they re facing an increasing number of hazards. climate change is impacting their migration routes between europe and africa. and now there s been a sudden spike in stork deaths in hungary. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. activists found dozens of dead birds in recent weeks. some electrocuted, others poisoned. probably, the stork was resting on the pool when he or she started to fly and opened the wings. 0ne edge of the wing touched the line and one of the legs was still on the iron part of the pylon and electricity went through the body.
white storks are facing an increasing number of hazards. climate change is impacting their migration routes between europe and africa. and now, there s been a sudden spike in stork deaths in hungary. our correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. activists found dozens of dead birds in recent weeks. some electrocuted, others poisoned. probably, the stork was resting on the pool when he or she started to fly and opened the wings. one edge of the wing touched the line and one of the legs was still on the iron part of the pylon and electricity went through the body. this is how they die. 150,000 birds are electrocuted each year in hungary. the hazard to birds of these electric poles has long been recognised and there are easy solutions.
of the most distinctive birds in europe and western asia. but they re facing an increasing number of hazards. climate change is impacting their migration routes between europe and africa. and now there s been a sudden spike in stork deaths in hungary. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. activists found dozens of dead birds in recent weeks some electrocuted, others poisoned. probably, the stork was resting on the pool when he or she started to fly and opened the wings. 0ne edge of the wing touched the line and one of the legs was still on the iron part of the pylon and electricity went through the body. this is how they die. 150,000 birds are electrocuted each year in hungary. the hazard to birds of these electric poles has long been recognised and there are easy