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    Just back from holiday in Andorra and whilst wandering around the small village of Arinsal we spotted these cheeky chappies. They happily allowed us to wander up quite close for a few pics
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    Beautiful. Well captured

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    Nice photos Ross, well done, not seen one of those in the flesh.
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    Lovely birds, thanks for showing them to us. It's appropriate that they are sitting on something that looks like a mountain I suppose

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    Some good birds round there. No photos but spotted Griffon Vulture whilst were on the Little Yellow Train over the border in France and Black Redstarts a couple of times when walking up on the trails above Arinsal

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