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Monterrey Meetings

10,000 Birds

We met Marilyn and Leonardo at a non-descript fast-food joint’s parking lot and within 10 minutes we were in Parque Nacional La Estanzuela. We finally reached Mesa de Oso , the table (mountain) of the bear. Kingfisher Birdwatching Nuevo León would provide our guides (and the bird photographs for this post – gracias!).

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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

The WBW remained elusive like a bear (for me at least – a month ago, Georgos met a mother with two cubs, took a few photos, then dropped down and played dead). Eurasian Spoonbills are foraging, some of them literally running through the water chasing some fast food. Large, unicoloured… Lesser Spotted , perhaps?

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