You learn new things from movie reviews, especially in science magazines:
… patrons with cloth napkins draped over their heads eat ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), a yellow-throated bunting that migrates between northern Europe and West Africa. The napkins are said to help capture the bird’s aroma, yet also make the ghastly indulgence seem all the more macabre.
Hate to have someone take a picture of me. Maybe I’ll pass.
The movie, Emptying the Skies, covers the illegal practice of killing songbirds as they migrate, en masse, between Europe and Africa. Up to 10,000 birds can be captured and killed using a single mist net. (NewScientist, 16 Feb 2015)
