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Birding Fallon: Well Worth the Trip

10,000 Birds

Speaking of hawks, two talented and extremely knowledgeable falconers, Marie Gaspari Crawford and Chloe Bowen, shared with us their birds and their experiences. The specials for our dinner at The Slanted Porch in Fallon included dishes prepared from cows and lambs raised by local 4-H Club kids.). Don’t try this at home, kids.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

Our guides were researchers from Callisto, patient and always smiling Yannis Tsanakis (above) and Maria Petridou with her infectious laugh and stories of her Sun Bear and Jaguar research experiences. The cuisine was magnificent, especially lamb. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Also, trekking poles proved useful.

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