SueO
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This is a companion thread to BenjiS's, 'Name a Bird You've Photographed'. So many great birds have been posted. Some I've never even heard of, and I can't believe I am the only one in that boat. I googled a few. Some are in far-flung places; places most of us will never see. I wondered about the efforts and stories behind such birds. There must be some adventures to be related. So, here is a thread for those stories.
Andrew Whitehouse posted # 213. Elenora's Falcon and I reminisced about that bird. When my husband Gene charted our route from Simi Island, Greece, to the next stop, he planned on heading north. I had found that I could see an Elenora's on Tilos, which was south. He re-routed.
(January, 2007) When we went ashore, I met a couple who had set up and NGO to protect (among other things) birds. His name was Konstantinos and his wife's name was Candace. She was from Irvine, California, which is close to the area of CA that I am from. She let me look at her field guide and told me where on the Island I should go.
My first excursion was unsuccessful as I got a bit lost. That night, we went to a taverna, and I told the host/owner that I was there to find an Elenora's. He scoffed and said that he had never seen one and I wouldn't see one. He said it was BS from people who were responsible for stopping hunting and forcing the locals to change their way of life. He was quite a character and entertained us with a story of how he had jumped ship in San Diego and had a wild time. Bottom line, he was not happy with the NGO people.
Next day, I somehow found the right bus(es) and got close to where I was supposed to be. I wandered until I found Elenora's flying with Alpine Swifts. I can't put up photos now because I put the photos on an external drive (which I can't find). I do have one of Gene and our taverna owner friend.
That night, we went back to the taverna and I told our host that I had found the bird and I had had a wonderful day. I also told him we would not be enjoying ourselves at his establishment if it weren't for the Eleanora's.
I was lucky that the birds were there at that time otherwise I never would have heard the end of it for making the captain turn left instead of right.
Andrew Whitehouse posted # 213. Elenora's Falcon and I reminisced about that bird. When my husband Gene charted our route from Simi Island, Greece, to the next stop, he planned on heading north. I had found that I could see an Elenora's on Tilos, which was south. He re-routed.
(January, 2007) When we went ashore, I met a couple who had set up and NGO to protect (among other things) birds. His name was Konstantinos and his wife's name was Candace. She was from Irvine, California, which is close to the area of CA that I am from. She let me look at her field guide and told me where on the Island I should go.
My first excursion was unsuccessful as I got a bit lost. That night, we went to a taverna, and I told the host/owner that I was there to find an Elenora's. He scoffed and said that he had never seen one and I wouldn't see one. He said it was BS from people who were responsible for stopping hunting and forcing the locals to change their way of life. He was quite a character and entertained us with a story of how he had jumped ship in San Diego and had a wild time. Bottom line, he was not happy with the NGO people.
Next day, I somehow found the right bus(es) and got close to where I was supposed to be. I wandered until I found Elenora's flying with Alpine Swifts. I can't put up photos now because I put the photos on an external drive (which I can't find). I do have one of Gene and our taverna owner friend.
That night, we went back to the taverna and I told our host that I had found the bird and I had had a wonderful day. I also told him we would not be enjoying ourselves at his establishment if it weren't for the Eleanora's.
I was lucky that the birds were there at that time otherwise I never would have heard the end of it for making the captain turn left instead of right.
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