10,000 Birds
JUNE 21, 2019
This corner of southwest France is best known for its rich, dark reds, as well as Sauternes, the sweet, white wine produced from grapes affected by noble rot. The estate of Château de Colombe is in the village of Sainte-Colombe, a name it shares with many other places throughout France.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
… Have I seen a Corn Crake… maybe in France? No, I’d remember that, I didn’t see that many birds in France. Hopefully, its reaction to any feral cats in the area will be the same as its reactions to birders–run! Is that even possible? Isn’t it a Eurasian bird?…
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556. Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius.
Animal Person
MARCH 28, 2009
Project Treadstone If anyone in Palm Beach County wants to get involved in the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) of feral cats, now is the time, as the county's Spay Shuttle is back in business (but for a whopping $40/cat rather than the original $15), and Pahokee ($25/cat) is open as well. 10/2 The very real achievements of ‘welfare capitalism’.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
35 countries were visited during 2019 , 7 of them ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , Thailand , Indonesia and Barbados ) bringing new blood to the Country/Territory/Emirate/Republic/Pricipality/Kingdom/Special Administrative Region list which now stands at 55. The life list was pumped a further 27 sp up to 3953.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2014
In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Jan 1 : Sunshine and blue skies lure us out of our cottage in Provence / southern France for a day at the beach near Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Most of the time it’s sheer luck or coincidence that determines what you will see – I saw my first Black Redstart outside a meeting room in France, for example. Come to think of it, quite audacious to set myself a non-line dancing target for Nashville. You can favour fortune, be bold and pick your hotel wisely. Don’t rush home.
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