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Acheron Delta, Greece: Hell is Closed for Renovation

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I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta. The cows, let free to walk to the nearest wet meadows, are coming in my direction. I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds.

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BIRDING ACHERON: Hell is closed for renovation

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I can hear the mooing of cows, interrupted by gunshots, while two scared flocks of ducks fly above the delta. The cows, let free to walk to the nearest wet meadows, are coming in my direction. I can still hear the gunshots and hope that the hunters really do shoot only the flying birds. Saxicola rubetra. Oenanthe oenanthe.

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Cool Green Heron

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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In fact, all of the images of Scarlet Macaws in this post are of the birds that live at Copan Archeological Park, birds that were seized at the border before they could be illegally exported.* He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Thanks for visiting!

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