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Bird #534 — Common Chiffchaff

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

phylloscopus (from phullon, leaf, and skopos, seeker) collybita (money-changer, from its song resembling the chinking of coins) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:00 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse Right next to the Panzer … Continue reading →

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Bird #533 — Red Kite

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

milvus milvus (kite) Saturday, April 20, 2019 — 2:35 pm Zurich, Switzerland — A4 west of town I was watching carefully for Red Kites everywhere we went, and I think I’d seen a few earlier on our trip. But I … Continue reading →

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Down from the Mountaintop

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

The Piz Gloria has the 007 logo painted all over the outside. The inside is decorated in James Bond. There’s a small museum called Bond World 007 that consists of photos, tidbits of information about On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, … Continue reading →

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Piz Gloria

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

When we arrived in Murren, we didn’t have a plan apart from eating fondue. But while we were wandering the streets on Friday afternoon, we happened upon the station where we could take a cable car to the top of … Continue reading →

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Animal #70 — Eurasian Red Squirrel

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

sciurus vulgaris Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5:40 pm Murren, Switzerland One day when we were driving somewhere in Europe I may have seen two deer in a field along the road. When someone in the car mentioned them, I … Continue reading →

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