A bird I’ve never seen before – it appears to be a species of finch (spotted in Ushguli, Upper Svanetia, Georgia, Caucasus, at an altitude of around 2,100 m).
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The village of Lakhiri (Upper Svanetia). As can be seen, several defence towers still exist - one tower for one family.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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One of the many stray dogs that can be found in Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus) and who follow tourists around in the hope of getting something to eat or at least a few strokes.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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View of the hamlets of Chazashi and (in the background) Murqmeli in the village cluster of Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus)
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A fortified tower in the village of Nashtkoli (Upper Svaneti, western Georgia, Caucasus).
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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At the end of the Dolra Valley, in the village of Becho near Mazeri (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus), at the foot of Mount Ushba and Mount Mazeri.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Cows in the mountain village of Mazeri (Upper Svaneti, western Georgia) are waiting to be milked in the evening.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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One of the two peaks of the famous Mount Ushba in the province of Mingrelia-Upper Svaneti, near the village of Mazeri (western Georgia, Caucasia). The peaks are 4,698 and 4,737 metres high respectively, whilst the village of Mazeri lies at an altitude of 1,622 metres.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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