Truth be told, I wouldn’t mind being on my way home right now, and while we are technically moving in that direction, we’ve got one more stop to make because it would be a crying shame to come all this way and not stop in to visit the “the historical capital of Bohemia,” which myContinue reading “On to Praha!”
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Kraków morning 2…
We had some rain last evening in Kraków, which did a nice job of cooling things off a bit. Even better, the rain and most of the clouds it blew in on had departed by morning, so it was a great time to go out looking for wildlife. After finding the gates locked at aContinue reading “Kraków morning 2…”
Greetings from Kraków…
Our first stop on our way home from L’viv is Kraków, the medieval capital of Poland, and I finally had a chance this morning to get out early and take some pictures of the local wildlife. Yay! One of the first locals to greet me was this male black redstart. I saw my first redstartContinue reading “Greetings from Kraków…”
An explanation…
I thought I’d be able to take some nice pictures and post them for you on this trip, as I’ve done on so many trips before, but this trip is unlike any trip I’ve ever taken, and now that we’ve been successful, I can tell you why. This time, the purpose of the trip hasContinue reading “An explanation…”
Place holder…
We had some car trouble today, so arrived at our hotel, in Poland, a good four hours later than planned, and this will not be the post I had hoped to write. I did see some nice birds in Germany this morning, including a blue tit, which I failed to capture on film, and aContinue reading “Place holder…”
Not what I expected to find…
The first stop of this new adventure is London, and I had some time yesterday afternoon to go out looking for wildlife, as you know I like to do, so here’s a familiar face from my days in South Holland: a European robin. There are water features here, so we shouldn’t be surprised that IContinue reading “Not what I expected to find…”
Travel day, part 3…
Yes, “travel day” does imply one day, but it’s an overnight flight across a few time zones, so the line gets a little blurry. Then, I didn’t know how long it will take me to find you some new pictures, and I’ve still got some owlet pictures to show you, so here we are. IContinue reading “Travel day, part 3…”
Travel day, part 2…
The next huge surprise came on April 1, when I checked on the owls and was stunned to find a second owlet. Nope, I’m not even pranking you. Sadly, I never saw the second one again, and I don’t even know how it met its demise. In fact, for a couple of weeks, I couldn’tContinue reading “Travel day, part 2…”
Travel day, part 1…
I did make it into Estabrook Park this morning, and it was a very nice morning, but I didn’t see anything new, so while I’m off on my next boondoggle, let me tell you a little story. Way back on March 8, when we first saw the screech-owl and the wood ducks, I also showedContinue reading “Travel day, part 1…”
Seemingly stuck on hold…
It was a perfectly fine morning in Estabrook Park, but we seem to have entered some new phase. The spring migrants have mostly settled down or moved on, but the cool weather is keeping the colorful summer bugs from putting on much of a show. Thankfully, we do still have ducklings, and here’s a mallardContinue reading “Seemingly stuck on hold…”
