Category Archives: Wildlife

myodes glareolus Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:46 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the Panzerstrasse As I strolled through the woods near the Panzer Kaserne Barracks, I kept hearing rustling noises from either side of … Continue reading →

turdus (thrush) philomelos (for Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was violated by her brother-in-law Tereus and changed into a nightingale) Sunday, April 21, 2019 — 9:45 am Boblingen, Germany — hiking trails through the woods along the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →