8-10-2014 BARX, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH (MALE) (Carduelis carduelis)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_goldfinch

8-9-2014 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - IBERIAN STRAW GRASSHOPPER (Euchorthippus chopardi)

                            https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/746416-Euchorthippus-chopardi

31-8-2014 MONTE CORONA - GREAT GREEN BUSH CRICKET (Tettigonia viridissima)

27-4-20II MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - SIERRA NEVADA OCELLATED LIZARD (Timon nevadensis)

27-6-2012 ALBUFEIRA, VALENCIA - NORTHERN BANDED GROUNDLING (Brachythemis impartita)

28-4-2014 MARXUQUERA, VALENCIA - COMMON BLUE BUTTERFLY (Polyommatus icarus)

11-9-2014 PANAMA CITY, PANAMA - RED STRIPED LEAFWING (Siderone galanthis)

Siderone galanthis, the scarlet leafwing or red-striped leafwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to southern Brazil. The habitat consists deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from the ground.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Casearia sylvestris and Zuelania quidonia.

2-6-2006 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - JUMPING SPIDER (Philaeus chrysops)

13-6-2005 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - COMMON GERANIUM BRONZE BUTTERFLY (Cacyreus marshalli)

11-6 2013 NAVARRA - WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia)

25-4-2014 ALBUFERA, VALENCIA - COMMON POCHARD (Aythya ferina)

23-4-2014 JALON, ALICANTE - ALPINE ACCENTOR (Prunella collaris)

                                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_accentor

It builds a neat nest low in a bush or rock crevice, laying 3–5 unspotted sky-blue eggs.

The mating system is of particular interest. Home ranges are occupied by breeding groups of 3 or 4 males with 3 or 4 females. These are unrelated birds which have a socially polygynandrous mating system. Males have a dominance hierarchy, with the alpha males being generally older than subordinates. Females seek matings with all the males, although the alpha male may defend her against matings from lower ranking males. In turn, males seek matings with all the females. DNA fingerprinting has been used to show that, within broods, there is often mixed paternity, although the female is always the true mother of the nestlings raised within her nest. Males will provide food to chicks at several nests within the group, depending on whether they have mated with the female or not – males only provide care when they are likely to be the true fathers of the chicks.

It is found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe, Lebanon[9] and Asia at heights above 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It is mainly resident, wintering more widely at lower latitudes, but some birds wander as rare vagrants as far as Great Britain.

It is a bird of bare mountain areas with some low vegetation.

28-7-2014 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - DICTYOPHARID PLANTHOPPER (Family Dictyopharidae)

7-6-2014 FORNA, VALENCIA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

4-6-2014 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - IBERIAN WALL LIZARD (Podarcis hispanicus)

9-7-2014 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_wagtail

                                             

9-7-2014 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

9-6-2014 PEGO MARSHES, ALICANTE - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squacco_heron

30-5-2014 SALERNO, ITALY - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11901-Hirundo-rustica

 

12-3-2018 VILLALONGA, VALENCIA - SWEET PEA (Section Lathyrus)

 Lathyrus /ˈlæθɪrəs/ is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings, they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperate South America. There are annual and perennial species which may be climbing or bushy. This genus has numerous sections, including Orobus, which was once a separate genus. The genus has numerous synonyms, including Pisum, the ancient Latin name for the pea.

15-6-2013 HELSINKI, FINLAND - HAZEL GROUSE (Tetrastes bonasia)

The hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), sometimes called the hazel hen, is one of the smaller members of the grouse family of birds. It is a sedentary species, breeding across the Palearctic as far east as Hokkaido, and as far west as eastern and central Europe, in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce. The bird is sometimes referred to as "rabchick" (from рябчик) by early 20th century English speaking travellers to Russia.

 

12-8-2012 DANUBE DELTA, ROMANIA - GREY HEADED WOODPECKER (Picus canus)

The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related sister species found in Europe. Its distribution stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

The grey-headed woodpecker is more demanding than the European green woodpecker in terms of its habitat. It prefers deciduous forest with a high proportion of dead trees, feeding primarily on ants, although not being as exclusively dependent on this group as the green woodpecker. The grey-headed woodpecker's nest is typically excavated into dead or severely damaged trees.

In the majority of areas for which population numbers are available, the grey-headed woodpecker is in decline. IUCN's Least Concern rating is primarily based on the large distribution of the species.