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Pelican Lake (Greece): Magic Revisited

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The sun rises over the village of Chrysochorafa, by Kerkini Lake in the north of Greece, not far from the triple border with Bulgaria and FYRO Macedonia. Magical“ is one of those words that suffer from overuse and I usually avoid it – but in this case, I cannot think of a better description. Early September morning.

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B is for Bunting

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This is a Balkan special, and a bird I know well from Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. A summer visitor to the Balkans from India: this individual was photographed in Bulgaria My thoughts turned to buntings because of an unexpected encounter earlier this month. A singing Black-headed Bunting.

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