The land of the dragons. Who'd have thought the Canary island of La Palma would be home to dragons. This very handsome one is known as Gallotia galloti ssp. palmae, also known by the nickname "barba azul" bluebeard, I think we can see why!
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Reptiles #CanaryIslands #LaPalma
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#Caturday
Sooty likes to hide behind the laptop when it's open but gives herself away sometimes 😂
#Photography #Cat #Catsofmastodon #BlackandWhite
I sure miss this pack. Kyra (Leonberger) and Khumbu (Siberian Husky) on the right of the picture are no longer with us. The two youngsters on the left are now 9 and 11 years old. How time passes so quickly.
#Photography #Dogs #Dogsofmastodon #Husky #Leonberger #Spain #Andalucia #Memories
Eristalinus taeniops, a species of Hover fly, also known as the Band-eyed Drone Fly. What fabulous eyes it has 👀
#Insects #Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Andalucia #Macro #Macrophotography
As the sun was setting it looked like another world with the thin clouds starting to move in front of it.
#Spain #Photography #Landscape #Andalucia #Sunset
Autumn is definitely on it's way. Misty rolling hills on this mornings dog walk.
#MistyMonday #Walking #Mountains #Spain #Photography #Landscape #Andalucia #MountainMonday
These roses in a friends garden smell gorgeous.
#BloomScrolling #Spain #Roses
Bumped into this little lady while watering the apple trees this morning.
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia #Insects
Woke up to find these two like this, Sweep snuggling into husky Arkos tail ❤️
#DogsofMastodon #Dogs #Husky #CatsofMastodon #Cats
This sweat Northern Wheatear won't be around in the mountains much longer as the seasons start to change and it heads off somewhere warmer for the winter.
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon #Andalucia #MountainLife
It must be autumn as the autumn crocus are flowering now over the lower hillsides.
#Flora #Spain #Nature #Photography #BloomScrolling #Andalucia #Autumn
The first Saturday of September every year marks International Vulture Awareness Day #IVAD, uniting thousands globally to raise awareness about vultures' importance and the urgent need for their conservation.
This is a picture of Griffon Vulture that I took close to home. Vultures: vital guardians of the natural world, not just mere scavengers. Find out more about vultures https://vultureday.org/vultures/
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon
On the morning after our night out in the mountains recently the first light was just hitting a herd of Spanish Ibex. This male was lit up in all his glory.
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia
Someone was very proud of her find on the dog walk this morning 😅 For those wondering, no she didn't get to keep it!
#DogsofMastodon #Dogs
It's a sweaty old mess outside with the humidity 🥵 Sweep has the right idea 😽
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Around here Golden Oriole are shy birds making them really difficult to photograph well. Another season has passed without a good opportunity. The closest I had was with this family group just before they left for Africa. They were still out of range of the camera and were messing around before the sun came up so light was poor. Anyway regardless of that, how many can you spot in this picture?
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon
View from this mornings dog walk, we went to the ermita again. I love how the dogs place themselves for a photo when we visit. There was much excitement in the early hours of the morning, we had a band of storms roll through. We were woken not long after 1am and enjoyed hours of thunder rolling around the hills and a spectacular light show. Sadly not much rain fell. It was wonderful to experience 'weather' again after a seemingly never ending summer. #dogs #dogsofmastodon #husky #rescuedogs
The summer is always a race against the sun 🌞 We visited the little Tajos de la Cruz ermita this morning on the dog walk, always a nice view point and made it back home before the sun came up for the day. I think we are all ready for summer to be done now.
This giant Bumble bee was feeding on the endemic Gentiana sierrae moments before it headed straight for the camera 😂
#Nature #Insects #Spain #Mountains #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia #SierraNevada
The endemic Parnassius apollo subsp nevadensis butterfly is now on the wing in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Such a graceful big butterfly and one that is suffering effects of the warming mountains, they need the cooler temperature and are moving higher up in search of that! It lives above 1800m. We encountered this one yesterday at 2400m which was having a good feast on the wild Thyme.
#Butterfly #Apollo #Insects #Nature #naturephotography #Mountains #SierraNevada #Andalucia #Spain #wildlife
Out camping in the Sierra Nevada and it was quite windy until the moon vanished around 03.15ish then it was still and the temperature dropped. I took this shot not long before it vanished last Wednesday.
#mooningmonday #moon #photography #Mountains
Reintroduced Bearded Vulture killed by wind turbine collision in #Spain 🤬
"Incidents like this undo decades of effort in the recovery and protection of Spanish biodiversity. The Bearded Vulture, a symbol of #wildlife conservation success, faces an uncertain future if current trends continue. It is imperative to learn from this tragedy and take decisive steps to ensure that renewable energy development does not come at the cost of our most vulnerable species."
https://4vultures.org/blog/bearded-vulture-killed-by-wind-turbine-collision-in-spain/
#nature
I always get a thrill when I am able to spend time with these wonderful birds, natures clean up crew. This bird was seen at first light after we had climbed a peak. Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), also known as the Eurasian Griffon, is a large short tailed vulture with excellent eyesight and in flight can spot an animal carcass from a distance in excess of five km (info from Bird Fact).
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon #Andalucia
I love seeing these little insects. Thread-winged Lacewing (Nemoptera bipennis) are like fairies. I saw quite a few of these flying around on our recent overnight trip into the Sierra Nevada.
#Insects #Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia
From the garden this past week.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #cats #spain #andalucia #SilentSunday
It's been five years today since I last saw this gorgeous boy. How I miss Khumbu and his crazy Siberian antics ❤
#Photography #Dogs #Dogsofmastodon #Husky #Andalucia #Spain #missyou
Wild horses in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Always nice to come across these small family groups.
#Horses #Mountains #SierraNevada #Spain #Andalucia #WildHorses
While back in the UK in May I watched a pair of Blue tits who had nested in a bird house in my Dad's garden going backwards and forwards with food. I didn't get to see the babies fledge, but my Dad reports that they did. Does anyone know if they will have two broods in a season or just the one?
#Nature #Birds #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon
Humid day here in Lanjarón today. Photo from the dog walk this morning. Enjoying the cooler air and getting jobs done that I've been putting off because of the heat.
#Spain #dogsofmastodon #Dogs #rescuedogs #Weather #Andalucia #Husky
Resistance Climbing - Existence is Resistance
"I didn't watch Resistance Climbing when it first came out, which is perhaps surprising, as it married what have been two of the biggest influences in my life over the past six or seven years, Palestine and climbing."
Link to watch the film for free at the end.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/resistance_climbing_-_existence_is_resistance-15787
I can hear you thinking "Why is she posting this awful shot?" It is rather exciting. In this picture there are 3 species of vulture. Taken at 2200m in Sierra Nevada mountains, in the Granada province. Among the more common Griffon vultures there is 1 Black & 1 Bearded vulture. The Black is a very occasional visitor to our province. The Bearded is part of a successful reintroduction programme in #Andalucia. Not many have seen this in our province #Birds #Spain #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon
Does anyone know how this will affect people with residency? I can't see anything that even mentions it.
New requirements to travel to Europe. Entry/Exit System (EES)
I took a sneaky photo of our new neighbours yesterday. I certainly prefer them to human neighbours 😅 These two male Spanish Ibex have taken up residence on a big rock opposite our house. I think I found out who ate my bulbs!
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia
Attagenus trifasciatus hanging out on Thapsia garganica 🤓
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia #insects
Perhaps the most exciting bird we saw that day was the Little Bustard. We saw 3 different male birds. This bird is quite difficult to see, besides it's camoflauge, it's habitat is being destroyed so there are not many of them left in our province. Sadly the thing that is destroying the habitat the most are solar farms, thousands and thousands. It's horrific to see. #Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #rarebirds #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon #Andalucia
Before coming to the UK I got to spend a few hours birdwatching with friends. The most numerous raptor during that time were the returning Short-toed Eagles. #Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon #Andalucia
Back in the UK for a week, timed it right with Bluebell season. These little beauties were up at the church yard. Looking forward to getting to the local woodland at the weekend to see a full display. Just a shot from the mobile. #flora #bloomscrolling #flowers
I encountered this super cool insect on our land yesterday. Introducing the Acrida hungarica or commonly known as the Nosed Grasshopper. Also known as Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper! #insects #Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia
Our beautiful ball of fire setting on our camp a few days ago. #Nature #Spain #Landscape #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia
We are in a drought in #Spain some reservoirs are in single figures of their potential capacity. This past week, and this weekend, has been wet, it's been wonderful. It won't cure our drought but it will go towards helping us get through another summer. Took the dogs out during a break in the rain this morning, the rain caught up with us, we got wet, we didn't mind! #Photography #Dogs #Dogsofmastodon #Weather
A few more types of wild orchid are starting to flower now. I'm still missing some that would usually be out about now. When the weather picks up, which will be next week now, I shall get out see what else I can find.
#Orchid #Andalucia #Photography #Flora #BloomScrolling #Spain #Flowers #WildFlowers
The Hardenbergia violacea is in flower and the Carpenter bees LOVE it. #Nature #Insects #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia #flowers
The friendly and charismatic Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus). I found out recently that they pair for life ❤️
#Nature #Birds #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Birdphotography #Birdsofmastodon #WinterPictures #JoinThread #Winter
A flower that makes you smile 🌼
#SilentSunday #BloomScrolling #Andalucia #Spain #Photography #Flowers #Flora
Bumble Bee doing what they do best 🐝
#Nature #Spain #Wildlife #Photography #Insects #Bumblebee #Naturephotography #Andalucia
It's #Caturday and not a day to be outside, best to stay home and #napaday away!
#CatsofMastodon #cats #thatweekendfeeling #windy #spain