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Birds of Spain

In April, 2020, I was scheduled to take a trip to Spain, where I would have spent quite a few days birding. Needless to say, that trip did not happen!

I decided to review some pictures from my previous trip to Spain in September, 2016, and found a number of interesting ones.

In the parts of Spain I visited the birds were incredibly skittish, rarely allowing an approach close enough for a decent photo.

For that reason, many bird photographers visit blinds (or hides, in the British terminology), to photograph birds in Spain. In fact, it's quite a business, the fee for visiting these blinds is usually quite steep!

All of the following shots were taken from blinds on a property near Ronda, in southern Spain.

Short-toed Treecreeper:

European Pied Flycatcher. I think this is a juvenile:

Eurasian Nuthatch:

Great Spotted Woodpecker:

Great Spotted Woodpecker:

European Robin:

Red Fox:

Ronda Sunset

This picture was taken a few minutes after the picture in yesterday's post. There is a trail which descends from Ronda down to the river gorge below. This was taken from a viewpoint along the trail. This viewpoint is on the edge of a sheer, unfenced cliff! I was not comfortable at all taking this picture, and was glad when I could walk back up to town, and have dinner with a nice glass of sangria! (tap or click to enlarge)

Ronda

Ronda, Spain, is one of the prettiest cities I have ever visited. The medieval town was built on the side of a sheer cliff, overlooking a deep gorge formed by the Guadalevín River. The two sides of the town are connected by El Puente Nuevo (the New Bridge) which is over 200 years old! (tap or click to enlarge)

Mantilla

A lovely brooch holds an elegant cream-colored mantilla in place on a lady partaking in the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero, in Ronda, Spain. In the blurred background you can see tourists with their phones taking her picture!

Ronda Señorita

Another lady shows off her lovely mantilla during Ronda's 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.

Ronda Quartet

Four young ladies dressed in flamenco outfits head toward the center of Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.

Ronda Girls

Four girls dressed in flamenco outfits assume a somewhat conspiratorial air in a plaza in Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.

Ronda Señorita

Another young lady shows off her elegant mantilla as she leaves a bullfight at the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero in Ronda, Spain.

Spanish Eyes

A young lady shows off her elegant mantilla, as well as her Spanish eyes! Photographed in Ronda, Spain, during the 2016 Feria de Pedro Romero.

Ronda Señorita

While this is anything but a traditional pose, I like the demure look of this lovely young lady in her flamenco outfit. Photographed in Ronda, Spain, during the Feria de Pedro Romero.