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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

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Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. However, during a storm the chains that kept it anchored broke off and the raft is now stranded on the shore, accessible to stray dogs and not used for breeding.

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Greece: Oliver the Husky

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Most of people in Greece believe that Arachova people knows who's the killer and they are hiding him so as not to spoil the name of the place. We don't how much sure this is real but that about the abuse of the Oliver husky is a fact and made multiple people in Greece very mad about that! And why we believe that?

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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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In Europe, Lesser Kestrels are birds of the Mediterranean zone, nesting mainly in Spain and Portugal, southern France, Sardinia, the Balkans and parts of Greece. They are generally regarded as summer visitors, arriving back from their wintering grounds in Africa in March, and departing again in September.

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