El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: birdwatching

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 23:10

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 – 2025-05-12 15:36

400km round trip taking my mate back to Malaga airport but managed to visit a few nature reserves along the way ... Fuente de Piedra (Flamingos ✅, Dark Spreading Dragonfly ✅) and El Torcal (Griffon Vu...

Nature, Spain, 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