tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post6892813473259274647..comments2024-02-26T08:07:00.391+00:00Comments on harika: reaching snowszazahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07456170555733148455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-40810927473616384522012-04-29T21:45:22.496+01:002012-04-29T21:45:22.496+01:00I can see it now. The upper beak has a slight over...I can see it now. The upper beak has a slight overhang that was just too difficult to make out very easily in the photo.Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-8980534155755485192012-04-29T21:25:48.583+01:002012-04-29T21:25:48.583+01:00Close, Bob!
It was a female Common Crossbill, a Lo...Close, Bob!<br />It was a female Common Crossbill, a <i>Loxia curvirostra</i> :)szazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456170555733148455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-70390519003331833962012-04-29T21:16:44.352+01:002012-04-29T21:16:44.352+01:00The bird appears to be a member of the Grosbeak fa...The bird appears to be a member of the Grosbeak family (Coccothraustes) and is most likely a Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes). Please tell me that I am right :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-66921386593190044192012-04-29T16:57:17.998+01:002012-04-29T16:57:17.998+01:00Goodness! Is it always so cold in Colorado during ...Goodness! Is it always so cold in Colorado during April?szazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456170555733148455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-27297226092066926722012-04-29T16:17:34.418+01:002012-04-29T16:17:34.418+01:00Very cool and cold-here in Colorado we are finally...Very cool and cold-here in Colorado we are finally seeing the snow melt off the mountains!Julia Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577906856043143102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-87253541428880013292012-04-29T15:37:04.388+01:002012-04-29T15:37:04.388+01:00Oh yes, Barbara— I'm definitely pining. Good t...Oh yes, Barbara— I'm definitely pining. Good thing I'm going back soon!<br /><br />I am not sure what those barrel-like things are— they were all over the forest, and really high up. My guess is a man-made bee hive, but I honestly have no clue.<br /><br />Thank you, I'm happy you like reading about my little wanderings :)szazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456170555733148455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247858193952376831.post-63610714343441171962012-04-29T15:25:52.081+01:002012-04-29T15:25:52.081+01:00Pineing for the "hills" of Nepal?
Love ...Pineing for the "hills" of Nepal?<br /><br />Love your adventures, keep them coming!<br /><br />But tell us, what is between the two trees in the first photo? Thought it might be a nest but looks man made but then how could it have been put there? Probably something obvious but eyesight not what it used be!barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271650791295520222noreply@blogger.com