Falakro means bald mountain ...and at a height of 1700m it certainly was. On the way up we saw Rock Partridge and then at the top, Alpine Choughs, Water Pipit, Rufous- tailed Rock Thrush, Black Redstart and Northern Wheatear....but it was the flowers that I really enjoyed.
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| Towards the summit... |
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| The ski station ...Skiing used to be really important to the Bulgarian economy, but now the snow is only reliable in January and February, so the infra structure still remains ...presumably the same story here, if not worse for Northern Greece. |
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| Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush. |
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| Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush. |
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| A barren landscape - but if you look closely you can see the Alpine Choughs with their bright yellow beaks. |
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| Alpine meadow. |
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| Yellow Crocuses. |
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| Alpine Squill and Cordydalis solida - Solid-rooted Fumewort. |
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| Alpine Squill. |
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| Solid-rooted Fumewort. |
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| Centaura montana - 'Amethyst in Snow'. |
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| Three-toothed Orchid - Neotinea Tridentata |
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| Early Star of Bethlehem. |
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| The yellow Crocuses. |
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| Barren - and I would have loved more time here! |
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