The Dutch have a national bird: In English it is named a black-tailed Godwit; In Dutch it is called a Grutto. Both languages claim this name is the sound the bird makes. Its migration includes the longest known non-stop flight of any bird and also the longest journey without pausing to feed, by any animal. Given the Dutch history of the 1700’s maybe this is the throwback to those around the world adventures of colonization.
