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Protected Area – PODA (website)We were thinking about what to do today, we got to talking about bird migrations (I know, but we did). “Burgas is surrounded by the Black Sea on the east, and by three lakes north, south, and west.  These are the Mandra, Vaja, and Atanassowsko. Together with the Poda protected area they form a huge wetland area, vitally important as a resting station for many birds using the East European migration route known as Via Ponticum …” Another interesting website in this story is Birdwatching Bulgaria.

So, it’s a cold and gray rainy day in Burgas, and we pick ourselves up to go do some birdwatching.  What’s more, it’s after the birdwatching season.
Not being birdwatchers by habit, I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise that we might have messed up some of the details

But it is beautiful country out there, and we did see some interesting birds.  Lots and lots of cormorants nesting on the power line supports; a few herons, egrets … some interesting black-headed white ducks, and a small flock of mute swans – they’re pretty large birds don’t you know.

Some flowers, a few, some color from the plant life.