It really is right on the Lake Geneva shoreline, and there were no fires today, thank goodness, but that song is seriously stuck in my head right now.
Since we’re sitting in a train for much of today, here are some pictures from our excursion to the other end of Lake Geneva yesterday afternoon. Nearly as soon as we reached the aforementioned shoreline, look who was there to greet us, the fanciest great cormorant I have yet to see.
From Montreux, we hiked along the water to Chillon Castle, and we walked right under this rook’s actual rookery on the way. Besides the nest in the bottom of the picture, there were about another half dozen in the top of that tree along with about a dozen other rooks.
Closer to the water, here’s a pretty little grey wagtail.
There were a few vineyards that came right down to the path along the water, and they were popular with the common chaffinches, of which here is one.
Finally, here’s a black-headed gull out on the water.
Tomorrow morning, I hope to have a nice outing in or around Metz, so wish me luck!
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 