BIRDWALKERMONDAY WILDLIFE BLOG

This Blog contains Wildlife, Plants and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. Just click on any image for a larger picture. On the right column under the Blog Archive are the entries by date. Below that under Animal categories all the diffent species of Animals, Birds, Insects and Plants contained in the website are listed. Clicking on any entry will show all the entries for that species.

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

27-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HACKLED ORBWEAVER SPIDER (Uloborus walckenaerius)

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27-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CONEHEAD MANTIS (Empusa pennata)

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Empusa pennata, or the conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found ...
Tuesday, 26 May 2020

25-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)

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The speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm....

26-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON GERANIUM BRONZE BUTTERFLY (Cacyreus marshalli)

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26-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - JUNE BEETLE (Anoxia australis)

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Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, i...

25-5-2020 VILLALONGA TUNNELS, VALENCIA - IBERIAN GREEN FROG (Pelophylax perezi)

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The Perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi), also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog or Coruna frog, is a species of frog in the fa...

25-5-2020 VILLALONGA TUNNELS, VALENCIA - GIANT WATER SCAVENGER BEETLE (Genus Hydrophilus)

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25-5-2020 VILLALONGA TUNNELS, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)

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25-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GREAT TIT (Parus major)

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The great tit (Parus major) is a small passerine bird, easily recognized by its black head and neck, striking white cheeks, olive upperparts...

25-5-2020 VILLALONGA TUNNELS, VALENCIA - SISAL (Agave sisalana)

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Agave sisalana, commonly known as sisal, is an evergreen succulent native to Mexico. Renowned for its stiff, durable fibers used in rope,...

20-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PHYLLODACTYLID GECKO (Tarentola mauritanica ssp. mauritanica)

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Phyllodactylidae, commonly known as leaf-toed geckos, is a diverse family of approximately 163 species across 10 genera distributed in the N...
Sunday, 24 May 2020

24-5-2020 GANDIA PUERTO, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN SERIN (MALE) (Serinus serinus)

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The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is a diminutive member of the finch family,   Fringillidae. This sprightly bird ...

24-5-2020 GANDIA PUERTO, VALENCIA - PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY (Vanessa cardui)

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Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the ...

24-5-2020 GANDIA PUERTO, VALENCIA - WAVYLEAF MULLEIN (Verbascum sinuatum)

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Verbascum sinuatum, commonly known as the scallop-leaved mullein, the wavyleaf mullein, or Candela regia, is a species of perennial herba...

24-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WAVE MOTH (Idaea ostrinaria)

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Idaea ostrinaria (Coral-bordered Wave) is a small geometrid moth found in European, Mediterranean, and Western Asian xerophilous (dry) habi...
Saturday, 23 May 2020

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

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Cistus albidus, the grey-leaved cistus, is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with pink to purple flowers, nativ...

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12971-Muscicapa-striata

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - LARGE WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Lasiommata maera)

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Lasiommata maera, the large wall brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species is common in continental Europe. It is also p...

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY (Pararge aegeria)

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The speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm....

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH (Carduelis carduelis)

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The European goldfinch is native to Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. It is found in open, partially wooded lowlands and i...
Friday, 22 May 2020

22-5-2020 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

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The Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, is a slender wader known for its strikingly long, pink legs and contrasting black-and-whit...

22-5-2020 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. It is a white bird with a slender black beak, lon...

22-5-2020 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - SWEET SCABIOUS (scabiosa atropurpurea)

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22-5-2020 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - OLD WORLD SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Papilio machaon)

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56529-Papilio-machaon

22-5-2020 PEGO MARJAL, ALICANTE - PURPLE HERON (Ardea purpurea)

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