Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa) 02, a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Partridge Country, land of hunters, closed roads, Encomienda de Mudela. Driving back to where I saw the two Spanish Imperial Eagles I again went towards Encomienda de Mudela. The number of partridges here is incredible. Yes they […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
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Me getting interviewed for the telly. We´ll see if I get aired as I´m a bit rustic looking but I had a pretty good spiel about the Red-knobbed Coots in the park. Now I just need to improve my fluency. Update 04 Sep. 2012: Here’s the video clip.
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Well after last Fridays tragic accident involving the paralysis of my 40D I bought a 7D and took it to the Tablas yesterday. What a great day. There were White-headed ducks, the Crested Coots, a Moustached Warbler which […]
Well last Friday my 40D and 500mm took a tumble on the tripod. Luckily the legs weren´t fully extended so the drop wasn´t that far. Still though it was far enough to wreck the frame of the 40D. It was a brave thing it did and took the brunt of […]
Spanish Imperial Eagle – juvenile (Aquila adalberti), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. …are the future of the race tomorrow. This juvenile Spanish Imperialist was flying about with it´s tagged parent just up the road called Encomienda de Mudela. The adult came bombing down the road at low […]
Sawfly Orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) I´ll say it again, La Mancha is not a dust bowl of sleepy villages but a vibrant region of colour. Every spring there is a myriad of orchids screaming for your attention in the country. The variety and colour is fantastic. Take this Sawfly Orchid […]
1. Drive a quad-bike around a Nature Reserve. The birds love loud exhausts. 2. Use the newly built hide for fishing from and walk around it talking and wearing brightly coloured shirts. Don´t bother using the 100 or so properly built fishing steps. 3. Let your dog off a leash, […]
Black-Crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. They have a black crown, like to be out at night, they just have to be the dark princes. This fine looking NH seems to be roosting in the two willow trees downstream from Alarcos bridge. I was […]