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An Unfortunate Pewee

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The condition this bird is suffering from is avian keratin disorder, I believe. PCBs have been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency since the 1970s, but due to their chemical makeup, can persist in the environment for many years. This is not artistic photoshop, this is most likely the work of environmental contaminants.

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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

The next morning is for the Kerkini Lake, one of the youngest national parks of Greece, protected only ten years ago, in 2006 and inhabited by 11 amphibian, 27 reptilian, 44 mammal and 312 bird species. Among them are Dalmatian Pelicans , so big and lazy. Going even lower, we add a Cirl Bunting and a Syrian Woodpecker.

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