Vultures, they are not the prettiest of birds, well some are, but their sheer size has me in awe of them. How can an animal have a wing span of up to 9ft and such a tiny head? When you see them flying on the thermals they make it look so effortless, just the odd [...]
I found this spider hanging out at a friends house above Lanjaron, its been identified as :-
English – Cross Spider
Spanish - Araña de la Cruz
Latin – Araneus diadematus
This species of spider is “Spider of the year 2010″ and is being studied by the Iberian Aracnologic Group who are collecting data and detailed pictures. If you have any [...]
Out with the camera again and I had another encounter with a dragon fly, different one this time, this one is a Desert Darter and is comparatively scarce in Spain, but in recent years it has started to become more frequently encountered, it is classed as a good find. It is a species of arid regions and [...]
Yes we have had the new lens for the camera a couple of weeks now, the Bee Eaters have gone to Africa so we have taken many photos of Sparrows but the best picture by me so far has been this beautiful female Dragonfly she is a Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea). She was flying around the [...]
I knew Bee Eaters were here in this part of Andalucia but I had never knowingly seen or heard them but since meeting Ian and joining forces with Birdwatch Alpujarras I see them everywhere. They are a very pretty bird with a very distinctive voice and all I want to do is get a decent [...]
Whilst on a recent trip back to the UK, we saw many red kites flying around the Bramhope and Harewood areas of West Yorkshire and managed to get a little film of these fantastic birds.
Whilst driving to the Ventura trailhead above Lanjaron at 2200m in the Sierra Nevada, we rounded the corner and were met by beautiful these sights. Ive never seen this before so it can only be the due to the fantastic winter that we have had. Normally this time of year the mountains are a dry [...]
So again whilst out walking this little insect jumped in front of me, now when I looked at it I thought it was some sort of stick insect but it turns out its a Acrida hungarica, nosed grasshopper to you and me, identified by the knowledgeable people on the Iberian Nature Forum!! Cute and strange [...]
Whilst out walking recently I came accross these pretty poppys. I took some pictures, got them identified yet again by the forum I use and it turns out that they are a type of opium poppy!!
We had a particulary dark night a few evenings ago and there were lots of moths fluttering about, even the gecko was getting a feast. I took some pictures and got them identified by the helpful forum that I go on Iberian Nature Forum.
They are not the moths that im used to that are just [...]
Between the Sierras & the Sea, Lanjarón, gateway to Las Alpujarras. Living in the spa town of Lanjaron in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, follow the adventures of life in this part of Andalucia.
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