Category Archives: Wildlife

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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Bird #532 — Coal Tit

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

periparus (from peri, very, all-around, and parus, tit) ater (dull black) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5:28 pm Murren, Switzerland We’d finished our walking tour of Murren and were heading back to our hotel when we stopped to watch a … Continue reading →

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Bird #531 — Yellow-billed Chough

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

pyrrhocorax (from purrhos, flame-coloured, red, and korax, raven) graculus (origin unknown) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 4:45 pm Murren, Switzerland After taking the cable car up to Murren and checking into our hotel, we wandered the streets of the town. … Continue reading →

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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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