Morocco

A seven day road trip through Morocco...

scrub desert south of the Atlas

 Dades Valley

 and Dades Gorge

 driving towards Tinghir

 

 'palm tree valley' on the road to Arfoud

 desert storm on arrival at Merzouga

and electrical storm too

 sunrise in Merzouga

 desert ghosts

  

and sunset in Merzouga

 

 

 woodchat shrike

 hoopoe lark

 Ouallal

 heading for the Atlas

 

  moussier's redstart

 

Ozoud Falls

 

Cazorla

Iris planifolia

Poyos de la Mesa

 Barranco del Guadalentín

 

 Narcissus longipatus

 

 

Monfragüe / Extremadura

Connemara

A few days doing fieldwork in Connemara...
Driving around,
preparing nest baskets,getting the canoe around,

paddling to the islands,

climbing trees,

attaching the nest baskets,making notes of everything,enjoying the sight of a well placed nest basket receding in the distance, and fooling around.Good stuff.

Dehesa de abajo

and from the first birding outing...
y de la primera salida pajarera...

Alcornocales

First post from Andalucía - Alcornocales (Cork Oak groves) Natural Park.
El primero desde Andalucía - Parque natural de los Alcornocales.

Araniella sp.