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Parakila & Agra
On our way to Ipsiliou Monastery we stopped off for an hour or so at Parakila Chapel.
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Parakila Chapel
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| Here we found a couple of spectacular Dragon Arums. The black 'tongue' of the flower spike is around 30cm long and gives off a pungent smell of rotting flesh to attract the carrion flies it tricks into pollinating it. |
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Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris)
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| Sombre Tits were fairly common in the bushes around the chapel. |
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Sombre Tit (Parus lugubris)
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| Along the rough track that runs above the chapel we spotted numerous Agamas basking on the rocks in the early morning sun. |
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Starred Agama (Laudakia stellio)
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| A couple of miles before reaching Agra we stopped where a large culvert crossed under the road. A large flock of Rock Sparrows were feeding here among the broken rocks and rusty discarded car parts. |
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Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
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| On the outskirts of Agra, we stopped briefly to assist a Spur-thighed Tortoise that was attempting to cross the main road. |
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Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
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