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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.

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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.

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