Category Archives: Wildlife

Bird #536 — Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

dendrocoptes (from dendron, tree, and kopto, to strike) medius (intermediate) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:20 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse It is my opinion that this attractive woodpecker has a very stupid … Continue reading →

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Bird #535 — Eurasian Jay

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

garrulus (chattering, noisy) glandarius (of acorns) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:14 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse In my experience, Eurasian Jays are skittish birds that never let me approach closely and almost … Continue reading →

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Bird #534 — Common Chiffchaff

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Roger

phylloscopus (from phullon, leaf, and skopos, seeker) collybita (money-changer, from its song resembling the chinking of coins) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:00 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse Right next to the Panzer … Continue reading →

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Bird #533 — Red Kite

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

milvus milvus (kite) Saturday, April 20, 2019 — 2:35 pm Zurich, Switzerland — A4 west of town I was watching carefully for Red Kites everywhere we went, and I think I’d seen a few earlier on our trip. But I … Continue reading →

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Animal #70 — Eurasian Red Squirrel

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

sciurus vulgaris Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5:40 pm Murren, Switzerland One day when we were driving somewhere in Europe I may have seen two deer in a field along the road. When someone in the car mentioned them, I … Continue reading →

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