Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Guernsey State Park

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Roger

I spent three and a half hours on Monday morning birding in Guernsey State Park. I picked it primarily because it was there. I got out of my car several times, but I never wandered far from it. The park … Continue reading →

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Sheridan, Wyoming

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Roger

Although I’d planned what I wanted to do every day on my trip, I left things open enough to account for some spontaneity. The one nonnegotiable was Little Bighorn, which meant that I had to stay somewhere reasonably close on … Continue reading →

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Bird #547 — Black Woodpecker

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

dryocopus martius Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 9:46 am Böblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse This bird was also on my “boy I hope I see one of those in Europe” list. When I was … Continue reading →

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Bird #546 — Eurasian Treecreeper

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

certhia familiaris Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 8:10 am Böblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse One of the weirdest things about birding in Germany is how similar it felt to birding in the Midwest. The … Continue reading →

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Bird #545 — Eurasian Bullfinch

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Roger

pyrrhula pyrrhula Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 8:00 am Böblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse On Wednesday evening, I developed a sore throat. I thought it might be an allergic reaction to the 100% pollen … Continue reading →

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Hohenzollern Castle

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Roger

One of Lindy’s favorite places to visit in Germany has been Hohenzollern Castle, about 45 minutes due south of her and Andrew’s apartment. And of course, on a tour of Europe, you have to visit a castle so she he … Continue reading →

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Bird #544 — White Stork

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Roger

ciconia ciconia Monday, April 22, 2019 — 9:59 am Kittersburg, Germany — field along the L98 highway This was one of the birds on my “boy I hope I see one of those in Europe” list. I knew my best … Continue reading →

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Bird #543 — Graylag Goose

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

anser anser Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 6:15 pm Böblingen, Germany — Oberer See We had finished our circumperambulation of the pond in downtown Böblingen and were back where I had seen the Egyptian Geese an hour earlier. This time, the … Continue reading →

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