Note – 2025-05-23 07:58
Got a right shock getting into my car yesterday. As I reached for the door handle to close the driver door I felt something run over my hand. It was a Scolopendra! I screamed like a demented banshee &...
Tag: wildlife
Note – 2025-05-12 15:36
400km round trip taking my mate back to Malaga airport but managed to visit a few nature reserves along the way ... Fuente de Piedra (Flamingos ✅, Dark Spreading Dragonfly ✅) and El Torcal (Griffon Vu...
Note – 2025-03-03 18:20
Bad news... Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers Regional governments bow to pressure from agricultural industry, often amplified by far-right Vox party http...
Note – 2025-01-22 08:39
A word of warning ... on yesterdays walk in the Sierra de los Guajares range we came across hundreds of Pine Processionary Caterpillars. Seems the warm weather had them dropping down from their cocoon...
Note – 2024-11-28 17:56
I feel very privileged. Today we spent over an hour in the presence of two very rare Bearded Vultures (Quebrantahuesos/Lammengeier). They rode the thermals, dropping bones to extract the marrow. The p...
Note – 2024-11-21 09:50
We've bitten the bullet and decided to spend at least all of next November in El Chalten, Patagonia. Mountains, glaciers, photography & wildlife for at least 4 glorious weeks!
Note – 2024-10-05 07:14
I'm a bit knackered after sleeping on the sofa all night. Reason? Infestation of woodlice! Been going on for some time. We've tried pulse waves, de-humidifiers and tried to block holes in our bedroom...
Note – 2024-06-09 06:21
Trumpet Gentian found on a hillside at 2500m in the Sierra Nevada a few days ago. Proper name I think is Gentiana alpina (or Southern gentian)
Note – 2024-05-29 09:49
Some of the beautiful wild flowers that lined the sides of streams that were gushing with the spring snow melt from the high Sierra Nevada. Height approx 2300-2500m. Wildflower names in description/al...
Note – 2024-05-29 08:02
And of course on the mountainsides of the Cerro de Caballo (3009m) we were destined to meet these wild beauties.
Note – 2024-05-20 04:51
@lesighlepurr think there's an app you can get that identifies every bird sound around you
Note – 2024-05-14 17:48
Spring Gentian (Gentiana sierrae). Endemic to Spain's Sierra Nevada grows between 1800m and 3200m. Lucky enough to see loads of these beautiful flowers today in a high valley at 2300m
Note – 2024-04-14 12:12
@tapasinthesun according to my local oracle, @khusky this is a Yellow Bee Orchid. Good spot
Note – 2024-02-19 19:25
@freeder23 I bought similar chair last week but not for thru hiking. For wildlife and bird watching purposes only.
Note – 2024-02-14 17:01
@janet We spent 3 full days there and only had 2 sightings on the first day. Patience really is a virtue when it comes to wildlife. Must go back for some more 😂
Note – 2024-02-14 16:56
Day 1 we arrive at the place where we hope to see the rarest cat in the world, the Iberian Lynx. Immediately Mick spots a lynx. We pour excitedly out of the car, grabbing binoculars & cameras. 1st att...
Note – 2024-02-11 20:51
I'm here in the middle of nowhere in the mountains of the Sierra de Andujar north of Bailen. Hoping to see Lynx in the wild tomorrow. Fingers crossed 🤞