Suzy Buttress, The Casual Birder, enjoys watching birds.  Suzy is passionate about enjoying her local birds and getting others interested in birding.  Whether it is inspiring people to slow down and enjoy a Rook or teaching beginners to identify birds in the field, she hopes others will love their local birds too.

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Drink of the episode

Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture)

Ingredients
8 cups cold water
1 1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water
3/4 cups fresh lemon juice (or the juice of 8 lemons)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
3/4 cup granulated sugar
8 oz vodka
Blood Orange slices
Crushed ice

Directions
1. Add the water, fresh lemon juice, orange blossom water, and mint in a pitcher. Stir well.
2. To serve, fill glasses with ice, pour 1 oz of vodka in each glass, and fill with lemonade.
3. Serve immediately and garnish with blood orange slices and a sprig of mint, if desired.