The following appeared in Birdwatching Magazine, July 2003.
When the West Midlands (sic) Bird Club launched a fresh logo, the first reaction of many was that it had dropped its long-standing symbol, the Ruddy Duck.
Pressure to protect Spain's White-headed Ducks from hybridisation has led to a government decision to eradicate birds living wild in Britain following 1950s escapes from WWT Slimbridge.
Though a Grey Heron dominates the new version, Andy Lawrence's design subtly slots a Ruddy drake's head into the background. See it?
Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.
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