THE HOUSE SPARROW DISAPPEARS
The small flock of sparrows arrives to the tables of the café terrace like pirates of the air looking for easy food. They move in graceful jumps between the legs of chairs and tables,...
Category: All About Birds
THE FOUR EUROPEAN HARRIERS
The lake looks impressive and quiet. A light breeze caresses the reed bed. Two V-shaped shadows skim the reeds with a dancing show in the air after being woken from their lethargy by the...
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...
5 FUN FACTS ABOUT MIGRATORY BIRDS
On 9 and 10 May 2015 we commemorate the World Migratory Bird Day, an awareness campaign for these birds and their habitats that has been held during the second weekend of May since 2006....
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET: A “SILENT” INVASION
The Rose-ringed Parakeet, from the parrot family (Psittacidae), is the most widespread exotic bird in Europe and Asia. It comes from central Africa (from Mauritania to Somalia) and south Asia (Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri...
THE SWALLOW THAT NESTS IN OUR BALCONIES
The swallow is probably the most famous migratory bird in the world. From years gone by, philosophers like Aristotle or poets like Bécquer have been wondering about the travel destination of these birds, considered...
EUROPEAN CRANES: THEIR AMAZING TRIP FROM SCANDINAVIA TO SPAIN
The evening light was vanishing. In the autumn atmosphere, the cold wind interrupted the distant trumpeting sound while making whirlpools in the lake. After a short silence, the wind filled with small winged Vs...
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...
