IN THE PRIVACY OF THE EURASIAN SPOONBILL
The marsh wakes up with the usual yelling and flapping of the morning. The sunbeams begin to warm the cork oak 108, bringing life back to the settlement it has been hosting since the...
Author: @IborSergio
EUROPEAN NOCTURNAL BIRDS OF PREY
When the night falls, little winged frayed silhouettes sail the air. Like ghosts, they cross the streets of our towns and cities. Their long plumes, their facial discs and their unmistakable eyes are designed...
THE FOUR EUROPEAN VULTURES
The image of a vulture stretching to the horizon in a circular flight after going up to a great height is incomparable. The frayed silhouette disappearing in the blue sky is a very common...
THE KINGDOM OF THE MAGPIE
Among the horn and the cork oaks appears a blue sparkling shadow. It moves nervously, with rapid movements that are equilibrated by its long tail. After this one, two more specimens appear. The three...
THE 10 EUROPEAN ENDEMIC BIRDS
The Endemic Bird Areas (EBA) are places with at least two bird species of restricted distribution or endemisms. In order to be considered as such, a species must have a historic range of 50...
THE CURIOUS NESTING OF THE SAND MARTIN
It is April in any river in Europe. A swallow is approaching a slope; it’s the smallest of the five existing species. It measures about 12 cm. With its beak and its tiny legs...
THE PEREGRINE FALCON CONQUERS THE CITY
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird in the world. It can reach over 300 km/h when it pounces on its prey. In order to catch and capture its victims, the Peregrine Falcon perches...
MONFRAGÜE: WHERE BIRDS OF PREY LIVE
Monfragüe is a real dream for bird lovers. If you have never been there, we encourage you to visualise it in your imagination. Close your eyes and imagine 18 000 hectares of mountainous territory...
CINEREOUS VULTURE: THE MONK VULTURE
The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) was taking its time to let itself be seen. The death cow that had been lying in the middle of the pasture for the last two days smelled rotten....
THE BIRDS ON OUR ROOFS
Birds and humans have lived together since the Stone Age. Most of them, like the sparrow, the Common House Martin or the kestrel, see the facades of our buildings as an artificial cliff to...
