El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: birds

Note – 2026-03-29 08:35

Note – 2026-03-29 08:35

It's a beautiful morning here in the Straight and for the first time this week we have light winds and a calm sea

Birds, Birdwatching, Spain, Silentsunday

Note – 2025-12-02 23:53

Note – 2025-12-02 23:53

This is quite an unusual image that we didn't realise we had captured until later that day. This is the magnificent Cerro Torre summit in the late afternoon sun. We knew there were condors flying arou...

Patagonia, Mountains, Flying, Birds

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 – 2025-12-02 22:51

The Condor approaching was anything but steady, tossed and jostled by the cliff-face turbulence. She was coming home to find her mate. With an expert’s grace, she mastered the chaos. She lined up her...

Patagonia, Birds, Birdwatching

Note – 2025-11-28 13:08

Note – 2025-11-28 13:08

Yesterday was to be our "Day of the Condor". Weather perfect. A chance to photograph Condors up close. Guess what? You've guessed it, 6 hours and just two small specks in the sky in the distance. We h...

Patagonia, Hiking, Walking, Mountains, Birds, Birdwatching

Note – 2025-10-10 07:50

Note – 2025-10-10 07:50

Hard photographing birds in flight isn't it? Especially for a landscape photographer who's subject is pretty much static. Thing is with birds, the little blighters just won't stay still, will they? He...

Birds, Birdsofmastodon, Nature, Spain, Wildlife, Photography, Birdphotography, Andalucia, Naturephotography

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