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Returning to Old Haunts

10,000 Birds

Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area. Osprey and Royal Terns soared on the coastal winds overhead, and Red-winged Blackbirds sounded their raspy calls just about everywhere. A strong sense of nostalgia washed over me.

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Those magnificent places down the Danube

10,000 Birds

Not a falcon, but a female Eurasian Sparrowhawk , drying its soaked feathers after the rain that was falling while we were protected by the trees. Another bird, seen from behind, a female Eurasian Blackbird ? Eurasian Wryneck by Martien Brand / Wikimedia Commons. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula.

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