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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

10,000 Birds

(How do you find lions in Africa? I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. And the target was a Western Rock Nuthatch (above), a species that lives from the Balkans east to Iran, which cooperatively called for attention from the wall the very moment I got there. Watch for parked 4x4s!

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