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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

He complained they were eating the grass he wanted for his horses. A Spanish Ibex photographed in Spain’s Sierra de Grazelema Natural Park According to my mammal guide, there are two species of chamois in Europe, the Pyrenean Chamois (which also occurs in Central Italy), and the Alpine Chamois.

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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

10,000 Birds

After three visits to southern Italy, followed by a lone excursion to Belgium, we’ll head back south to end our month-long “Grand Tour” of falconry-themed wine and ales in Portugal. The estate is also a stud farm for puro sangue Lusitano horses, considered one of the world’s oldest breeds.

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The Birding in Costa Rica is Always Good at Lands in Love

10,000 Birds

Sandy was a fifty-something guy who had immigrated to the Falls from Campobasso, Italy. Since I wasn’t really expecting any birds in a large mud puddle in a horse paddock, when a Sunbittern came into view, I suddenly found myself stuttering uncontrollably. He had a heart of gold, you could see it in his eyes.