Category Archives: Birds

pyrrhula pyrrhula (worm-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle) Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 8:00 am Boblingen, 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 … Continue reading →

ciconia ciconia (stork) 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 … Continue reading →

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

gallinula (little hen) chloropus (from khloros, green, and pous, foot) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 6:05 pm Boblingen, Germany — Oberer See We walked the path around the pond in the park in downtown Boblingen. At one end, there was … Continue reading →

alopochen (from alopos fox-like, and khen goose)  aegyptiaca (Egyptian) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 5:05 pm Boblingen, Germany — Oberer See We took a tour of the town on Sunday afternoon. We ended up downtown in a pretty park surrounding … Continue reading →