One of the neat aspects of our Charca outing was seeing dozens of Glossy Ibises.
Several Gray Herons, similar to but smaller than our Great Blue Herons, were on the far bank nearly out of camera range.
One of the prettiest birds we see here is the Little Egret, similar to our Snowy Egret. Stealthy, striking with power, posing handsomely – enjoy.
In a few months, when it’s snowing in Vermont, I need to remember these hot dayss and cooperative birds.
Here are two birds that are a challenge to photograph. Greater Flamingos are always moving, feeding, or tucked into a resting pose. We saw three at Charca but there are many larger colonies in souther Spain.
Little Grebes are tiny, always moving, and constantly diving.
So, a trivia fact: flamingos weigh 2-4 kg and grebes weigh about 110 g so the Little Grebe is around 1/25th the size of the big bird. They are both wonderful to watch.
Every trip to Spain, we bird at the wonderful little preserve in Motril – Carcha de Suárez.
Tucked in between high-rises and businesses, it’s a treasure with lots of birds. Here are a few we saw the other morning, starting with a couple of Western Swamphens.
In the same family, Eurasion Moorhens add noise and color to the lagoons.
We saw 31 species including the Red-gnobbed Coot which is endangered. Stay tuned for a another nice mix in the next post.
Buena observación de aves, dondequiera que estés.