<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>In St. Domingo de Silos I purchased a book on wild and medicinal herbs in Spain. There were also other titles relating to the natural order. The books were not published by the monks, so I am sure these and similar books can be found in book stores, and perhaps on the web.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Tienda Verde in Madrid, two shops, specializes in military and other maps, as well as information about hikes in Spain as well as wild life and fauna.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; COLOR: black; FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>From:</B> Barry Evans</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 12, 2001 3:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: birds</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>--- "Robert E. Spenger" <rspengeraHOME.COM><BR>wrote:<BR>> After a fruitless search of our bookshelves, I<BR>> have finally given up. All I can<BR>> say is that there is an excellent book<BR>> available on the flora and fauna to be<BR>> found alone the Camino Francés. It is in<BR>> Spanish and I purchased a copy in the<BR>> souvenir shop of the cathedral in Santiago. It<BR>> is particularly good on the birds<BR>> of the area. Unfortunately, until we find it, I<BR>> can't supply the title, author,<BR>> and publisher. It can probably be located by a<BR>> net search.<BR>><BR>> Robert<BR>><BR>> Lisa Forman wrote:<BR>><BR>> > Hi Rae-<BR>> > I don't consider myself a "bird watcher"<BR>> per se - but in July and August<BR>> > of this year I was fascinated by many birds<BR>> along the way. The most<BR>> > phenomenal for us were the storks and their<BR>> huge nests atop many of the<BR>> > churches, and steeples of cathedrals - in<BR>> Leon, Puente de la Reine and of<BR>> > course Santiago to name a few. They are<BR>> magnificent birds, quite regal.<BR>> > There were also many different types of<BR>> hawks, which I took great pleasure in<BR>> > watching fly, but could not tell you what<BR>> type of hawk they were.<BR>> > Enjoy!<BR>> > lisa<BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>Barry Evans (barryevans9ayahoo.com)<BR>217 Second Street, Eureka, CA 95501<BR>(707) 476 8317; Cell (650) 823 2421<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals.<BR>http://personals.yahoo.com<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>