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The Kerkini Lake, Greece: Dipped One, Got One

10,000 Birds

It’s the boar hunting season. 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. Should I add, a lifer, too.

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The great green Caribbean lowlands – Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Watching my first Brown Pelicans , I am inhaling deeply and commenting to Sergio Arias how strong the scent is. Or a mammal. Working with the local jaguar conservancy, he learned that there are 10 or 11 different animals hunting peccaries and other prey at Selva Bananito. Or even those pooie reptiles.