A Life in Venice

One surprising effect of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy has reportedly been a self reintroduction by wildlife to the canals of Venice (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/20/nature-is-taking-back-venice-wildlife-returns-to-tourist-free-city). The curtailing of tourism has resulted in motorised transport (both large and small) largely ceasing in the lagoon, resulting in a clearing of the waters (they are no longer churned up). This means that diving birds can return to hunt for the small fish in the waters. It is even said that ducks are nesting in some of the small squares of the city.