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Day 11: Prespes Municipal Unit, Western Macedonia

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This morning we take a last look at the Prespa lakes. Then we go to the airport with our suitcases packed. We got there way too early, but we were all tired so it was totally fine.

European red-rumped swallow
Roodstuitzwaluw
Cecropis rufula

European red-rumped swallow (Cecropis rufula)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 14.3 m

The photo shows a European red-rumped swallow (Cecropis rufula). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Hirundinidae. The photo was taken at Prespes Municipal Unit, Western Macedonia, Greece at 08:59 on Thursday May 14, 2026.

Cypress spurge
Cipreswolfsmelk
Euphorbia cyparissias

Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 1.81 m

The photo shows a Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias). It is a plant in the order Malpighiales and the family Euphorbiaceae. The photo was taken at Prespes Municipal Unit, Western Macedonia, Greece at 09:38 on Thursday May 14, 2026.

Western marsh harrier ♂
Bruine kiekendief
Circus aeruginosus

Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 96.9 m

The photo shows a Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Prespes Municipal Unit, Western Macedonia, Greece at 09:44 on Thursday May 14, 2026.

Erase traces
 
 

Erase traces
Apple with iPhone 16 Pro back triple camera 15.66mm f/2.8, 1/1080 sec at F2.8, ISO 64

The last activity is washing the car, the inside by the group, and the outside professionally.

The photo was taken at Pylaia Municipal Unit, Central Macedonia, Greece (29 m) at 14:44 on Thursday May 14, 2026.

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