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Dag 6: Het Dadia Nationaal Park

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We start the day with a vulture feeding ground, where we can see Black Vultures. That turns out to be true, but there is no feeding today. In fact, feeding is only done once a week anymore. The vultures don't understand it yet either. The vultures are doing well, so well that they can provide their own food. The feeding ground is in the Dadia forest, but unfortunately a very large area was burned in the park in 2023. We see few or no forest birds.

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<h3>Emberiza hortulana / Ortolan bunting / Ortolaan</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 34.8 m
<h3>Aegypius monachus / Cinereous vulture / Monniksgier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2000
<h3>Lanius collurio / Red‑backed shrike / Grauwe klauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 21.8 m
<h3>Calandrella brachydactyla / Greater short‑toed lark / Kortteenleeuwerik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 56.4 m
<h3>Iris reichenbachii /  / </h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 4.82 m
<h3>Melitaea cinxia / Glanville fritillary / Veldparelmoervlinder</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 8.45 m
<h3><a href="/trips/Greece/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/126 emberizidae/emberiza melanocephala/emberiza melanocephala-en.html">Emberiza melanocephala</a> / Black‑headed bunting / Zwartkopgors</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 51.9 m
<h3>Iphiclides podalirius / Scarce swallowtail / Koningspage</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 3.77 m
<h3><a href="/trips/Greece/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/motacillidae/motacilla flava feldegg/motacilla flava feldegg-en.html">Motacilla flava feldegg</a> / Western yellow wagtail / Gele kwikstaart</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 15.3 m
<h3>Forest fires in Dadia forest</h3><p>In 2023, 90,000 hectares of forest was lost in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park. It is an unimaginably large area. The promised forest birds were not there.</p>Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/6536 sec at F1.8, ISO 64
<h3>Burned as far as the eye can see</h3><p>Mountain after mountain there are only tree stumps, all the way to the mountain tops.</p>Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 6.765mm f/1.78, 1/8130 sec at F1.8, ISO 80
<h3>Eurydema ornata /  / Sierlijke schildwants</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 1.91 m
<h3>Abandoned American listening post</h3><p>We go to several abandoned American military objects. Characteristic in my view are the watchtowers, even on a mountain top.</p>Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2, 1/2841 sec at F2.2, ISO 50
<h3>Monticola solitarius / Blue rock thrush / Blauwe rotslijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 200, distance 26.1 m

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