Nature
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Slow Sunday Stroll
A slow wander along the rio Chillar riverbed
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Caspian Tern
The Caspian Tern is the largest species of tern with a wingspan up to 1.45 metres
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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.
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Common Blue Butterfly
The Common Blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus, is, as the name suggests, pretty common
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Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta, is native to Brazil Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia, but is now widely cultivated as a decorative or garden plant
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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
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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
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The Sardinian Warbler
The Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala, is a member of the warbler family and can be found all along the Mediterranean region.
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Skink
This is the one and only Skink I have come across in the wild and, fortunately, I had a camera with me.
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Early Doors by the Riverbed
Although there is plenty of vegetation along our ‘riverbed’, there is rarely any water.
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Natural Parks and Reserves in Andalucia
Andalucía, which accounts for 17% of mainland Spain, has mountains covering 50% of the territory and 18% of the region is protected land. There are numerous Natural Parks (great ecological, scientific and educational value with ecosystems little altered by man), Natural Areas (moderately protected areas due to the risk to or the uniqueness of the…
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Black-naped Fruit Dove
The Black-naped Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus melanospilus, is a medium-sized bird with a yellowish bill.