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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

10,000 Birds

I was driving along the legendary eastern levee of the Kerkini Lake in northern Greece ( Google Map ) and, listening to the first Golden Oriole flute, was slowly getting closer to a wooded Mt. For long it was assumed that the saplings cannot survive being under water half a year, from spring to August, but recently another theory was tested.

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Spotting scope review: Swarovski 25-60×65 STX

10,000 Birds

I bought my first 20 years ago from some Russian on the seashore in Greece, but have not used it much because of rather dark images (I even took it to India with me – and didn’t use it even once). And this year I carried it to Greece twice, both by plane and by car. This is not my first spotting scope. Did I said “extra sharp” image?

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