Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird #530 — Great Crested Grebe

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

podiceps (from podicis, vent, and pes, foot) cristatus (crested, plummed) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 1:40 pm Thun, Switzerland — Aare River I spotted this large grebe swimming and diving in the Aare River as we walked back to the … Continue reading →

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Bird #529 — White Wagtail

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

motacilla (wagtail) alba (dull white) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 1:30 pm Thun, Switzerland — Schadau Castle on Lake Thun This one surprised me. In North America, White Wagtails are generally vagrants down from Alaska. I assumed they were arctic … Continue reading →

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Bird #528 — Eurasian Coot

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

fulica (coot) atra (dull black) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 1:00 pm Thun, Switzerland — Aare River We spent a night in Murren, Switzerland. On the way, we drove into the town of Thun and walked along the Aare River … Continue reading →

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To Switzerland We Go

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

We headed south toward the Swiss border, an hour and a half away. We drove on the autobahn, which included many stretches where drivers can go as fast as they want. This is the “no speed limit” sign. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Bird #527 — Eurasian Magpie

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Roger

pica pica (magpie) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 7:21 pm Boblingen, Germany — Herdweg and Sudetenstrasse On my way back through the town, I spotted an Eurasian Magpie on the roof of a house. It looked just like the Black-billed Magpies … Continue reading →

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