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Tag Archives: birds
2179 – A flock of birds
On the boat between Dafni and Ouranoupolis, on the way back from the Holy Mountain, you are often surrounded by seabirds. Mostly seagulls that follow the ferry. They are so greedy that they even pick a piece of bread of … Continue reading
2126 – Roaming around the Great Lavra
After our arrival at the Great Lavra, we sat and rested for a while at the archondiriki. We had walked the kalderimi from Prodromou. We received the hospitality gratefully; fresh water, Greek coffee and loukoumi. Four impressions taken directly from … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, Trip 2019
Tagged Athanasius, Bas2019, birds, cannon, katholikon, phiale, roof, semantron, swallow
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1999 – Risky erosion in the arsanas of Néa Skiti
We had to wait for the boat that would take us to Dafni. We were early so we had time to look around. If you look up from the harbour you see impressive vertical formations. Just above the cliffs you … Continue reading
1688 – Bird on the summit (reblog)
For a long time we were convinced that the bird I saw and photographed in 2007 and 2011 on the highest point of Mount Athos was a Blue Rock Thrush but we have a new determination: an Alpine Accentor (Alpen … Continue reading
1666 – Winter birds
Robins like the snow. They are not shy and sometimes it looked that they took pleasure in following us on the footpaths. Robin at Nea Skiti. In the guesthouse of Gregoriou. This bird was “walking” the stone walls of … Continue reading
1403 – Bird on the summit
When we reached the top of Mount Athos in 2011 I managed again to take a shot of the only leaving creature who lives permanently on the 2026 meter high summit: The Blue Rock Thrush In 2007 I took this … Continue reading
1189 – Athos wildlife: seagulls
When sailing to Athos/ the harbour of Dafni vv. the seagulls (mostly Larus Argentatus) always form a special attraction. On this Blog, with many (!) absolute fabulous pictures from Athos, seen on Flickr, you will a lot of photos of Athos wildlife. Here … Continue reading
759 – Birds: Selefkis
The 11th century archives of the Mount Athos Monasteries refer to the huge swarms of locusts that devastated cultivation in the Northern Aegean island of Agios Eustratios. According to the same source, the total catastrophe was prevented by the sudden … Continue reading
758 – Birds
According to Keliotes these birds (and more) are to be found on the peninsula. During my 3 visits I did not see many birds. But I did saw a blue rock thrush on the summit of mount Athos. hv
339 – Blue Thrush
The Blue Rock Thrush lives on the top of the mountain at 2026 m. hv
