Three photos are shown. A) The Rokin nest, a colourful plastic-filled nest inside a metal pipe. B) The Eurasian coots swimming side by side through the Rokin canal, Amsterdam C) A whole list of vintage plastics ranging from 2022-1991. Photos: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

JUST OUT! 🚨 Time capsule birds' nests! 🪹

I'm proud to share our discovery of layers of vintage plastic in urban birds’ nests... going back decades in time! 👀

“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” 📚

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

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Weet, onthoud, besef dat wat ze zeggen NIET klopt. Jij bent het WEL waard, om hier te zijn en blijven! ❤️

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