As ever, a wonderful, transporting description - I was there with you and the birds! Beautiful location and light too. I've seen them just once in Corfu town near the harbour and they were a dazzling sight.
I am very envious ... I spent half an hour with some of these gorgeous birds a decade ago in a corner of Slovakia (Lifers !!) and that was all. Thanks for the reaquaintance.
That photo of the huddle -- I originally thought it was a caterpillar on a twig before my eyes focused properly and I made sense of what I was looking at. Gorgeous!
Thank you for transporting me to a place I've never visited, to see birds I've never seen. I loved how you wanted to be asked by the passersby about what you were doing and satisfied that need to share the magic by going back with your work colleague. Sometimes the beauty of nature is too much not to share with others, isn't it?
Amazing!
As ever, a wonderful, transporting description - I was there with you and the birds! Beautiful location and light too. I've seen them just once in Corfu town near the harbour and they were a dazzling sight.
Thank you Liz, so glad you enjoyed it! That sounds like a special moment!
So lovely!
I am very envious ... I spent half an hour with some of these gorgeous birds a decade ago in a corner of Slovakia (Lifers !!) and that was all. Thanks for the reaquaintance.
A half hour is better than nothing! Thanks for reading!
Hi! just a note to say thanks for the fascinating post, very well written and great use of media.
Beautiful birds, gloriously described. Thank you for sharing these wonderful sights and moments.
Thanks a lot Jeffrey, so glad you enjoyed it!
I want some of those birds in our yard, although I imagine that wouldn't be a nesting ground for them. Lovely post.
Unless you happend to have a riverbank or a quarry in your backyard!
What a wonderful post. Thank you.
My pleasure, thanks for reading!
Beautiful birds!
Beautifully written!
Thank you!
That photo of the huddle -- I originally thought it was a caterpillar on a twig before my eyes focused properly and I made sense of what I was looking at. Gorgeous!
How funny! That’s exactly what people on Reddit said in the thread where I found this photo 😂
Love this! I was right there with you on my bike, wondering at these lovely birds.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for reading!
Thank you for transporting me to a place I've never visited, to see birds I've never seen. I loved how you wanted to be asked by the passersby about what you were doing and satisfied that need to share the magic by going back with your work colleague. Sometimes the beauty of nature is too much not to share with others, isn't it?
Yes, you’re so right! So glad you enjoyed too!
Am I alone in remarking on how amazing the bike paths look? Is there a map of dedicated bike paths like this in Isere?
It is a very nice path! I should look properly for a map, but here's one site: https://www.isere-tourisme.com/selection/itineraires-veloroutes-et-voies-vertes