madamcoolpix
a.k.a. Madam Butterfly
More from the holidays!
One of the birds we were looking for, the Olivaceous Warbler, finally appeared in Hoya de Baza, but found it again in N Almería Province days later. It was good to see this lifer twice! Sadly, it was impossible for me to get a pic…
6 August 2008: Hoya de Baza (Granada Province)
212 – Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
Next day we visited the Puerto de la Ragua, in Sierra Nevada mountains, to look for the famous Apollo Butterfly. No Apollos, but instead I got another new bird of the year (pic 1):
7 August 2008: Puerto de la Ragua (Granada Province)
213 – Citril Finch (Serinus citrinella)
And the following day, we went to the highest peaks in Iberia, in Sierra Nevada, to continue looking for the Apollos and… to see the guy in the second picture! |=)| What an experience to have these cuties so close! They are extremely tame in the Veleta Peak (almost 3400 m) and look for crumbles left by the trippers. During the winter, they go down to the skie station, at lower altitude… to do exactly the same!
8 August 2008: Veleta Peak, Sierra Nevada (Granada Province)
214 – Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
One of the birds we were looking for, the Olivaceous Warbler, finally appeared in Hoya de Baza, but found it again in N Almería Province days later. It was good to see this lifer twice! Sadly, it was impossible for me to get a pic…
6 August 2008: Hoya de Baza (Granada Province)
212 – Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
Next day we visited the Puerto de la Ragua, in Sierra Nevada mountains, to look for the famous Apollo Butterfly. No Apollos, but instead I got another new bird of the year (pic 1):
7 August 2008: Puerto de la Ragua (Granada Province)
213 – Citril Finch (Serinus citrinella)
And the following day, we went to the highest peaks in Iberia, in Sierra Nevada, to continue looking for the Apollos and… to see the guy in the second picture! |=)| What an experience to have these cuties so close! They are extremely tame in the Veleta Peak (almost 3400 m) and look for crumbles left by the trippers. During the winter, they go down to the skie station, at lower altitude… to do exactly the same!
8 August 2008: Veleta Peak, Sierra Nevada (Granada Province)
214 – Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)