Commenters admire the migration visualizations
3 Sep 14 6:47 AM · 9d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 5
Early comments describe the appeal of watching bird movements unfold on the map, comparing wintering patterns in Iberia to human tourist habits and recommending spring viewing near natural barriers.
“your admiration of what 20 grams of determination can do, will only increase.”
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It's odd that you can see the borders between Belgium and France for various birds (like the swift and cuckoo), same for the border between Germany and Poland.I wonder why that is? There are no topological features defining these borders. Maybe the data is normalised in some way across countries?
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Looks like birds really like Iberia to stay during cooler times, just like many UK, Deutsch and French citizens ;)
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