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Homage to Catalonia

10,000 Birds

On the opposite bank, European pond terrapins are basking in the sun and, behind them, a herd of horses is grazing, preventing the scrub from taking over the grasslands. And indeed, a slender grey bird with black tail and head, red eyes and legs, comes to within a few meters of us to check us out. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !

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Catalonian Spring

10,000 Birds

Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. The road follows the riverbank overgrown with reeds. Sardinian Warbler by Szabolcs Kokay.

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