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Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home

10,000 Birds

The series of birding workshops and meetings continued across the map, through Ulcinj, Montenegro, then Samobor, Croatia and Stip (described here ), North Macedonia, leading to Brussels, the unofficial capital of EU. Before heading higher, above the tree-line, I asked our landlord if there were any minefields to be aware of.

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Over the Mountain

10,000 Birds

But when you’re moving closer to great birding, there are some consolations. Almost immediately I was besieged by the songs of Yellow Warblers , Black-capped Chickadees , and Song Sparrows , all engaged in vigorous staking-out of territory. Moving is a tribulation, even when you’re just moving across town.

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