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Ray Wilson
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Extremadura, Spain - 4th-11th May 2005
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Duraton National Park (Part 2) The canyon walls are home to a breeding colony of Eurasian Griffon Vultures. |
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Eurasian Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus)
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| By mid-morning the vultures are soaring on the thermals and give spectacularly close fly-by views as they pass at eye level... |
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| ...or quite often below you. |
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Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
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| There were also a couple of Egyptian Vultures flying up and down the river at quite low altitude. |
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Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
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Crag Martins were numerous, but a bit trickier to photograph...
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Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
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| There was also some interesting flora, including several of these gorgeous Yellow Bee Orchids. |
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Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys lutea)
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All images are copyright Ray Wilson
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