I will return to England one day on a family trip and i`m sure we`ll go after some adders as well. Of all the countries, England has a really special place in my heart, as it was the birds from London`s many fine parks that turned me into a birder. After seeing my first Canada Goose I bought my very first bird book from a library on Oxford Street, a Collins pocked guide, and started marking birds i`ve seen. It was such a rush!
My relatives did not understand why i cared not about palaces, art galleries ant other touristy places.
I only cared about birds and caught a monster cold chasing them for two weeks in February. But it was all worth it.
The funny part is that all this happened a coulpe of years after getting my degree in Ecology and after visiting the Danube Delta for it`s wildlife several times... Go figure!
If my little story did not cheer you up, i have another trick up my sleeve. Yup, it`s another special viper!
This one`s from my honey moon in Corfu and was found by my wife actually. I was busy running around after Platyceps, Hierophis, Elaphe, Natrix and flipping for Typhlops to spot this one crossing our path only a couple of steps in front of us!
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