These little birds -- Storm Petrels or "Stormies" -- have fascinating migratory routes, and like many sea birds, seldom come to land. A Rocha Portugal, an environmental conservation organization, is tracking these Stormies to learn more about climate change and its impact on marine life.
Now, I should add that I know next to nothing about how to catch, ring, and release wild birds, but I do know how to be quiet and observe what's happening around me. And that's just what I intend to do this June when I spend a week with A Rocha, so that I can write about my experiences when I get home!
Excited? Of course! As much as I love my backyard, it's been four years since I've been to Europe, and ages since I've done much of anything truly exciting. Like the Stormies, it's time for me to follow my migratory route eastward and over the ocean.
Super exciting! Yay for European travels! :-)
ReplyDeleteHow very exciting! Have you ever been to Portugal? It was one of my favorite countries I visited in Europe (though I admittedly spent as much time as I could at the beach...).
ReplyDeleteNo I haven't! Some of my friends in Germany spend their holidays in Algarve, though, which is the same area I'll be in this June, so they've told me how beautiful it is! I'm glad to see your support, too.
ReplyDeleteI'll be spending the week previous on A Rocha France's base in Provence, a short way from the Mediterranean coast. If I don't come back with a healthy tan and some salty air in my lungs, I will have done something very wrong! (-:
Oh, Algarve! Now I'm REALLY jealous. That's exactly the area I think of when I think of Portugal. Take lots of pictures!
ReplyDeleteI plan on it -- and I'll post as many here as I can!
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