Author Archives: Roger

Bird #514 — European Goldfinch

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

carduelis carduelis (goldfinch) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 2:19 pm Waldenbuch, Germany — Ritter Sport Museum We were sitting in the Ritter Cafe when I spotted two small birds flit down from a bush and land on a fence along … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Wildlife | Comments Off on Bird #514 — European Goldfinch

Bird #513 — Eurasian Kestrel

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

falco (falcon, from falcis, sickle) tinnunculus (kestrel, from tinnulus, shrill sounding) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 1:40 pm Waldenbuch, Germany — Ritter Sport Museum We went to the Ritter chocolate factory/museum/cafe. Although it was on the edge of the town … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Wildlife | Comments Off on Bird #513 — Eurasian Kestrel

Bird #512 — Carrion Crow

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

corvus (raven) corone (crow, from krozo, to croak) Thursday, April 18, 2019 — 12:20 pm Stuttgart, Germany — Patch Barracks My daughter had to buy a ham for Easter dinner, so she took us to the commissary at Patch Barracks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Wildlife | Comments Off on Bird #512 — Carrion Crow

Afternoon in Germany — Day One

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

The next stop on our tour was Patch Barracks, another former German Army Panzer base now used by the U.S. Army. We bought groceries, including an Easter ham, at the commissary. We visited the Ritter Sport Chocolate Factory and Museum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe | Comments Off on Afternoon in Germany — Day One

Bird #511 — Eurasian Blackcap

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

sylvia (woodland sprite, little bird, warbler) atricapilla (black-haired) Thursday, April 18, 2019 — 11:50 am Stuttgart, Germany — Birkenkopf (Rubble Hill) I located this bird by its jumbled song as it foraged in the trees near the top of Rubble … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Wildlife | Comments Off on Bird #511 — Eurasian Blackcap