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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. impressive for Central Europe. impressive for Central Europe. I am still trying to sort out my impressions and memories.

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Chilling out with Rollers and Hoopoes

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Further on a wire sits a somewhat large-headed small-crow like bird. I am coming closer – the bird is quite tolerant – and taking a few photos. The final site of the day was sewage ponds of the sugar factory by the town of Kovin. Their scientific name is not turtur for nothing. Deliblato Sands. The Danube shallows are waterless.

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Autumn colours

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Autumn colours Autumn colours By Clare M • March 20, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share As you all get ready for the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere we are heading into autumn.

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The Ruddy Shelduck Twitch

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Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard , was a Ruddy Shelduck! In a quarter of a century of my birding life, not a single wild Ruddy Shelduck has been seen in Serbia. Birds ducks Europe Serbia' I already have a history of searches for this species. Well, too odd to be countable.

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