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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

The cuisine was magnificent, especially lamb. At one occasion, during the hike Tsanakis collected wild mushrooms and in a restaurant, asked the chef to prepare those for us. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Also, trekking poles proved useful. Mute Swan – Cygnus olor. Pygmy Cormorant – Microcarbo pygmeus.

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Birding Fallon: Well Worth the Trip

10,000 Birds

Along the way we witnessed a Great Blue Heron rookery with a fly-by Bullock’s Oriole , a pod of American White Pelicans just chilling, a pair of Red-tailed Hawks making goo-goo eyes at each other, Cliff Swallows swarming like mosquitoes, and Long-billed Curlews that nearly blended into their scrubby surroundings.

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