Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

erithacus (winter bird that changed into the redstart in summer) rubecula (red breast) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 6:20 pm Boblingen, Germany — Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery) This was a bird I really was hoping to see. It hopped onto … Continue reading →

fringilla (finch) coelebs (origin unknown) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 5:56 pm Boblingen, Germany — Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery) Our daughter made it her goal for the day to keep us awake until bedtime. This obviously wasn’t going to happen … Continue reading →

turdus (thrush) pilaris (to deprive of hair) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 3:10 pm Waldenbuch, Germany — Ritter Sport Museum A small stream ran along the parking lot, lined with bushes. I had reunited with my family, and we were … Continue reading →

phoenicurus (from phoinix, crimson, red, purple, and ouros, tailed) ochruros (from okhros, pale yellow, and ouros, tailed) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 3:00 pm Waldenbuch, Germany — Ritter Sport Museum Here’s the area by the Ritter Museum where I was … Continue reading →

chloris chloris (green, greenish) Tuesday, April 18, 2019 — 2:45 pm Waldenbuch, Germany — Ritter Sport Museum A few minutes after spotting the Great Tit, I found another bird. It was flitting around in a tree maybe three feet off … Continue reading →