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Birding Gir National Park, India

10,000 Birds

while herbivores are represented by Chital and Sambar (above) deer, Wild Boar , Nilgai antelope, etc. Wild Boar stands next to the road, watching us without nervousness or fear. We’re here for the birds!” Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard , Striped Hyena , Jackal , etc.,

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The Lion Forest of India

10,000 Birds

while herbivores are represented by Chital (above) and Sambar deer, Wild Boar, Nilgai antelope, etc. Wild Boar stands next to the road, watching us without nervousness or fear. Indian) Blackbird Turdus (merula) simillimus. We’re here for the birds!”. Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, etc.,

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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

It’s the boar hunting season. The beech forests were dense, landscapes stunning, only that wind… Birds were hiding from it, too, with mostly t**s ( Coal , Long-tailed and Great ), a few thrushes ( Mistle , Song and Eurasian Blackbird ) and numerous Common Chaffinches showing. We started from the village at, perhaps 50 m a.s.l.

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