We are in southern Spain for several weeks and learning a little more Spanish and some new birds. We hired a guide yesterday and he brought us to one of the great spots in the area: Cabo de Gata Natural Park – Las Salinas.

Our guide, Jesus Fronteras, knew the birds, natural geography, and history of his home province well. He was great.

We visited some salt mining lagoons and watched dozens of flamingos. Here are some shots in poor light:

A Black-tailed Godwit forages under a flamingo.

A flamingo heading west and a Black-headed Gull heading east.

It was a spectacular start on a hot day and in the next post, I’ll share some of the other birds we saw. Adios, amigos