Tetrapod Zoology, which has been one of my favourite blogs for some time now, has finally moved into Da House! It will get fine tuned, as things go on, I'm sure, but the look and feel are secondary to the wonderful content. Go find out about blood-eating birds.
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[pedant]Blood drinking, surely? Or do they boil it into a black pudding, and then fry it?[/pedant]
Bob
Yes. They're Lancastrians, and proponents of Ecky Thump.