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Post Category → Europe

Miejski Park, Torun – Early Spring Birding Report

posted in Birds, Poland on April 6, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 11 Comments

Park Miejski in the central Polish city of Toruń has two claims to fame: it is one of the oldest public city parks in Poland and was, prior to the First World War, the largest recreational area in West Prussia. It now has a third: the sight where I spotted my first Mandarin Duck.

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Four Photos From St. Peter’s Square, and Easter Messages

posted in Vatican City on April 5, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

From a brief visit earlier this week.

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Trains and Stations, 1 April 2026

posted in In Transit, Italy on April 2, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

In Genoa, Ventimiglia and Rome.

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Still Life With Two Mallards, a Bottle, a Red Chair and a Shovel on the Vistula River

posted in Pic du Jour, Poland on March 23, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

A fisherman’s throne near Torun, Poland, 20-March-2026.

Ice Flows on the Vistula

posted in Pic du Jour, Poland on March 4, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

A freeze on Poland’s longest river.

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A Valle di Cembra Brief

posted in Italy, Wine on March 3, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A wine and hike reminder.

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Sunset, Northwest France

posted in France, In Transit, Pic du Jour on February 26, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

From 11,000 meters.

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14 Photos from the 2026 Winter Olympic Super Team Ski Jumping Competition

posted in Featured, Italy on February 22, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

Notes from my sixth Olympic Games.

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Cap d’Ail at Sunset, 20 February 2026

posted in France on February 21, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

Six photos from the first walk of the year along the seaside promenade from Monaco to Cap Mala.

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Birds and Hikes: Last Week in Kranjska Gora – February 15, 2026

posted in Birds, Hikes, Slovenia on February 15, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 4 Comments

My first Great Spotted Woodpecker and White-Throated Dipper.

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18 Photos of the Southern French Alps From Isola 2000

posted in Featured, France, Pic du Jour on February 8, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

And a few peaks in the Cottian Alps in Piedmont.

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In Transit: Nice to Zurich

posted in Climate Change, France, In Transit, Pic du Jour, Switzerland on February 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

Snow cover in the Southern French Alps on 6 February 2026.

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Tacen Sava River Loop – Ljubljana Birding

posted in Birds, Slovenia on February 3, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 4 Comments

My favorite birding loop in Ljubljana. For now.

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Shelfie in Marseille

posted in Bookstores, France, Pic du Jour on January 28, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

A shelfie at the Librarie de la Bourse, one of the oldest bookstores in Marseille.

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Last Week in Nice – January 25, 2026

posted in France, Pic du Jour on January 25, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Eleven snaps taken while out and about, with rain the prevailing theme.

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Bus Stop, Krakow

posted in Pic du Jour, Poland on January 19, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Reflections at the Jubilat station.

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Parc Naturel Departemental de Vaugrenier – Birding Notebook

posted in Birds, Featured, France, Pic du Jour on January 18, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

Vaugrenier Departmental Natural Park visit reports #2, #3 and #4.

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On the Lake Geneva Shoreline

posted in Pic du Jour, Switzerland on January 17, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

A ray of sunshine over Lac Leman, in Lausanne.

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Sunrise, western Slovakia

posted in In Transit, Pic du Jour, Slovakia on January 9, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

I search for images of transit in periods when I’m stationary. This was near the border with Austria just after sunrise, looking north from the EC 106. ~~ Today’s Pic du Jour, the site’s 5th (!) straight, was snapped on 5 September 2020.

Hooded Crow, in Central Europe

posted in Birds, Slovenia on January 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 9 Comments

Images from Slovenia and Poland.

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