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| The next
couple of days on the birding tour were spent at Krka
National Park and nearby Veliko Pod, the latter being terrific for
Short-toed and Calandra Larks; then the environs around Trogir. |
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| Short-toed Lark at Veliko Pod |
Calandra Lark |
Calandra Lark, better view |
Robert birding near the mill house at Krka National Park (on the map above, near Roški Slap) |
| Waterfalls |
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Ray, Robert, and Robert birding at Krka |
Meanwhile, Liza went into the little museum of weaving |
| Some period clothing |
Old bridge (stone) meets new (metal railing) |
Lunch time! |
Lake view |
| Barn Swallow |
More waterfalls |
The old mill works |
Interesting frog |
| Looking down on Trogir |
Rock rose (cistus) |
Salvia officinalis - purple sage - everywhere! |
Rock rose and island view |
| Rocky walls with rock rose most everywhere...very distinctive |
![]() Sombre Tit (photo by Thomas Juchors Paoletti) |
Okay, nearly impossible to see, but there's a Eurasian Eagle-Owl lying on its side in the middle of this photo |
![]() And this is what the eagle-owl actually looks like (photo by Softeis) |
| Two Roberts outside Trogir...a rocky spot to look for rock partridge |
Curlew Sandpiper in breeding plumage...oh for a long lens on the camera... |
A hidden church |
Rocky coastline |
| Entering Trogir |
![]() Trogir old town (photo by rgrrbbt) |
View from our room at the Hotel Tragos, Trogir |
Old town as seen from the riva |
| Kamerlengo Castle |
Old city gate |
Robert in the historic center, at Trg Ivana Pavla II (John Paul II Square) Click here for a really cool panorama |
Cathedral of St Lawrence |
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