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Bird #508 — Common Wood-Pigeon

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

columba (pigeon, dove) palumbus (wood pigeon) Thursday, April 18, 2019 — 11:19 am Stuttgart, Germany — Birkenkopf (Rubble Hill) We’d only walked a little way up the trail to the top of Rubble Hill when I spotted two large pigeons … Continue reading →

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Bird #507 — Common Buzzard

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

buteo buteo (buzzard) Thursday, April 18, 2019 — 11:16 am Stuttgart, Germany — Birkenkopf (Rubble Hill) At Rubble Hill, a path spirals up the hill through the woods to the highest spot in Stuttgart. We had just parked and crossed … Continue reading →

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Birkenkopf (Rubble Hill)

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

Our daughter and son-in-law were amazing tour guides. Our plane landed at 9:10. We connected with them about half an hour later. We made a quick stop at their apartment to drop off luggage, and by 11:15, we were out … Continue reading →

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Going to Germany

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Roger

Ever since my daughter and son-in-law moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, we’ve been planning a trip to visit them. Finally our plans worked out. We left at 6:30 am Mountain Time on a Wednesday morning. We parked … Continue reading →

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Good Day

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Roger

On a beautiful spring day after a night of snow, I went forth in search of adventure. I started at Fountain Creek, then headed east into the plains before heading south to Canon City where I walked Tunnel Drive Trail … Continue reading →

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