June 9-10 in France: settling in!
Villereal, France
Sunday 26 June 2022
93 °F
JUNE 9-10
My fourth and fifth days in France brought lots of music study but still a bit of birding, with satisfying views of WHITE WAGTAILS as per usual:
BLUE TIT:
EURASIAN MAGPIE:
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE:
A beautiful sunset at our Château:
Lots of tiny toads were crossing the road on an evening walk the group took. Unfortunately, one fell victim to a soprano (though this one survived).
A couple far-off Nutria (thanks for the spot on the second one Poo!) were spotted at the edge of an agricultural pond:
Goats!
The next day, this EURASIAN GREENFINCH caught my attention during French class with its buzzy song so afterward I of course had to venture outside and investigate. What a beautiful bird!
BLACK REDSTART:
EURASIAN BLACKBIRD:
The day ended with my second-favorite dessert of the trip: an absolutely scrumptious blueberry tart. Did I mention our resident chef, Vincent, is a Michelin-star rated chef?
No lifers for these two days but a decent variety of countryside birds seen, with bird-of-the-day going to the Eurasian Greenfinch.
Good birding,
Henry
World Life List: 1135 Species
"Unfortunately, one fell victim to a soprano" has meaning for all opera musicians! Think Salome.....
It's lovely to see birds that don't live in the Western hemisphere.
by Liz Cifani