Nature

  • Woodchat Shrike

    Woodchat Shrike

    A female Woodchat Shrike by the river

  • Woodland Kingfisher

    Woodland Kingfisher

    This is the Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis

  • Giant Kingfisher

    Giant Kingfisher

    I love to see kingfishers when I am on my travels and have so far seen a few

  • Kestrel by the River

    Kestrel by the River

    Female Common Kestrel in the dry rio Chillar riverbed in Nerja

  • Slow Sunday Stroll

    Slow Sunday Stroll

    A slow wander along the rio Chillar riverbed

  • Caspian Tern

    Caspian Tern

    The Caspian Tern is the largest species of tern with a wingspan up to 1.45 metres

  • White-spotted Rose-beetle

    White-spotted Rose-beetle

    When wandering around in the wilds (poetic license), it often seems like every flower or plant has a resident bug on it.

  • Common Blue Butterfly

    Common Blue Butterfly

    The Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, is, as the name suggests, pretty common

  • Flamevine

    Flamevine

    Pyrostegia venusta, is native to Brazil Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia, but is now widely cultivated as a decorative or garden plant

  • Pied Crow

    Pied Crow

    The Pied Crow, Corvus albus, is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus, about the same size as the Carrion Crow

  • Blue Passion Flower

    Blue Passion Flower

    These beautiful flowers can be found throughout Nerja, including down by the Puente Viejo and in the grounds of Mena Garden cafe in calle El Barrio

  • The Sardinian Warbler

    The Sardinian Warbler

    The Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala, is a member of the warbler family and can be found all along the Mediterranean region.