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Redstart of course referring to the red tail (start being an Old English word for tail coming from the Germanic word stert).
2 years agoIt certainly looks like it from your description. Very nice hotel. I was looking at the park over breakfast wishing we had decided to stay a second day in Beziers so we could explore it. We might have to come back this way in the fall.
We’ll be staying at several other of the same stops from your tour - Sommieres, Uzes, Vaison-La-Romaine among others. I sure hope we have better weather in Sommieres!
Wow! Looks like you're sitting at the same table we did in 2011 for breakfast at Hotel des Poetes. That area of France is such a pleasure to cycle through (like all the other areas).
2 years agoA redstart! That wouldn’t have occurred to me because it’s so unlike the American redstart - not even in the same family. Thanks!
2 years agoNew to me too (as are most birds) but maybe black redstart?
https://ebird.org/species/blared1
In the UK a Black Redstart. In France Rouge-queue noir.
2 years agoYes, that will work fine. Rocky and I can throw up a cot for ourselves on the porch.
2 years agoAnd we could come and visit. For the record, we prefer a king size bed, but can manage with a queen in a pinch.
2 years agoLooks like a great place to explore and spend some time. Great photos!
2 years agoOh, the octopus question. I have no idea. Neither of us eats octopus and I don’t took at it closely when others do.
2 years agoI can’t believe I wasted so many years of my life trying to put in longer days.
2 years agoVariety is the spice of life.
2 years agoA fine filament!
To side: Bike Friday at rest
In margins: water!
French gravel! My least favourite surface 😵💫.
2 years ago
As opposed to the wifi passwords we encountered in Vietnam which we often guessed! 1234567890 was a favorite along with 99999999.
2 years ago