Friday photo - a hunter’s view in Zakynthos
Today I’m joining in with the Friday Photo at Delicious Baby, from my sunbed on the Greek island of Zakynthos, to bring you a photo with a story behind it.
This morning I walked up with my husband, through the olive groves behind my sister’s house on the island of Zante to admire the view over the bay. Every so often we would find a chair positioned somewhat incongruously in a clearing. At first I thought that someone had left them there so they could pause and admire the view. But then the spent shotgun cartridges in the vicinity gave me a clue.
These chairs and the several hides we saw were hunter’s posts, where the Greek men will gather and wait for the migrating birds to fly over. It is illegal to shoot these birds but nonetheless, hunting is a deeply ingrained tradition among the menfolk here, who only one generation back lived mainly on what they could farm and get from the land and sea.
Despite making only a tiny mouthful, the thrushes and woodcock they shoot are considered a great delicacy. They’re kept in the freezer until there are sufficient to make a meal and then on some special occasion are cooked and served in a rich tomato sauce. The tourist season may be all but over but the autumn brings the hunting season here in Greece.
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