Category Archives: Vacation birding
Returning to Charca de Suarez
On our first trip to Spain in 2018, we discovered this gem of a wetland refuge not far from our lodging in Salobreña. Nestled into an area of apartment and industrial buildings, it is a great network of ponds, shady … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Moorhen, Greater flamingo, Red-knobbed coot, Spain birding
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First Days in Spain
After a long trip, we’ve setted into our apartment and with nice views and weather, are seeing a nice mix of birds from our terrace. We have an artist friend here from past visits and this montage of his captures … Continue reading
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Tagged Salobreña, Spain birding, Vavation birding
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A Wednesday Beach Walk
We are on an outing to North Carolina for some warmer weather and beach walking. It’s been quite windy but things have improved, as has the birding. We stay in Manteo and usually visit the national seashore daily. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Gulls, North Carolina Birding, Plovers, Shorebirds
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Seals and Gulls
We recently spent a nice week on Cape Cod, avoiding crowds and taking long walks along the National Seashore beaches. We saw a lot of gulls, Herring, Greater Black-backed, and likely others. Each day, we also saw dozens of Harbor … Continue reading
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Some Maine Birds
During our stay in Maine, we heard a nice variety of birds but many were buried in foliage and constantly moving. This Black-throated Green popped out for a quick photo op. This Alder/Willow Flycatcher and Cedar Waxwing pair picked a … Continue reading
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Last Day Bird Groups
This morning, there were all sorts of birds out back at low tide. This group had Wood Storks (the ones with black on the back), American White Pelicans, Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, and White Ibises, Groups of Roseate … Continue reading
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Some Spain Shots
We have been enjoying the weather, the culture, and the people this trip — birding has been just another activity, but still very enjoyable. Here are some birds and flowers from some of our outings. Some flowers along the trail. … Continue reading
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Hoopoe Happy
The bird I most wanted to see this Spain trip is the Eurasian Hoopoe, one of the most striking and distinctive birds of the region. Last year, I missed a couple that were beside the road – and while our … Continue reading
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Birds Loving Water
I mentioned earlier that the little preserve that we visit is the largest wetlands on the Granada coast and is tucked into an 18 hectare plot in Motril. The birds love it, as do we. Yesterday, we saw a number … Continue reading
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Meet the Common Kingfisher
Kingfishers are perhaps our favorite bird – we see them all summer on the river in Vermont, have been delighted by them in Texas and Ecuador, and as I noted a couple of post ago, caught a glimpse of one … Continue reading
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