El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: birding

Note – 2025-12-02 23:10

The story of our recent encounters with the Andean Condor https://scribbles.page/patagonia-diaries/posts/the-condor-s-call-a-test-of-patience-in-patagonia-part-2

Patagonia, Birds, Birding, Birdwatching

Note – 2024-11-28 17:56

Note – 2024-11-28 17:56

I feel very privileged. Today we spent over an hour in the presence of two very rare Bearded Vultures (Quebrantahuesos/Lammengeier). They rode the thermals, dropping bones to extract the marrow. The p...

Sierranevada, Spain, Mountains, Birds, Birdwatching, Birding

Note – 2023-11-09 16:36

Note – 2023-11-09 16:36

An Iberian Magpie (Azure Winged Magpie). These little critters are hard to photograph as they obviously hate being photographed. This one though, sat still long enough for me to get a brief glimpse 😆

Birds, Birdwatching, Spain, Birding