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.

Saturday, 24 August 2024

24-8-2024 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - NOMAD DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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The red-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. Sympetrum fonscolombii was named under the pr...

24-8-2024 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - SILK FLOSS TREE (Ceiba speciosa)

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Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropi...

24-8-2024 RIO SERPIS GANDIA, VALENCIA - LONG SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Orthetrum trinacria)

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Orthetrum trinacria, the Long Skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burki...
Friday, 23 August 2024

23-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - KIRBY'S DROPWING DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Trithemis kirbyi)

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Trithemis kirbyi, also known as the Kirby's dropwing, orange-winged dropwing, or scarlet rock glider is a species of dragonfly in the fa...

23-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - MEDITERRANEAN MANTIS (OOTHECA) (Iris oratoria)

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 n ootheca /oʊ.əˈθiːkə/ (pl.: oothecae /oʊ.əˈθiːsiː/) is a type of egg capsule made by any member of a variety of species including mollusks...
Wednesday, 21 August 2024

21-8-2024 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - BLACK WINGED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)

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Black-winged stilts (Himantopus himantopus) are very long-legged wading birds. They are found in both warm and hot climates, feed on small a...

21-8-2024 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - NOMAD DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

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The red-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a dragonfly of the genus Sympetrum. Sympetrum fonscolombii was named under the pr...

21-8-2024 SOLLANA, VALENCIA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

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The squacco heron is a migrant, wintering in Africa. It is rare north of its breeding range. The species has been recorded in Fernando de No...

21-8-2024 RACO DE OLLA, VALENCIA - COMMON SHELDUCK (JUVENILE) (Tadorna tadorna)

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The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna ) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberi...
Tuesday, 20 August 2024

20-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PYRALID SNOUT MOTH ( Bostra obsoletalis)

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Bostra obsoletalis is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae described by Josef Johann Mann in 1864. It is found in southern Europe, Yeme...

20-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - CASE BEARING LEAF BEETLE (Subfamily Cryptocephalinae)

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The Cryptocephalinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), and belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Ca...
Monday, 19 August 2024

19-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EPAULET SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Orthetrum chrysostigma)

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Orthetrum chrysostigma, the epaulet skimmer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bo...
Sunday, 18 August 2024

18-8-2024 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - PEARL MOTH (Dolicharthria bruguieralis)

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Dolicharthria bruguieralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found from France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Romania, ...

18-8-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - LITTLE EGRET (Egretta garzetta)

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The Little Egret is a small white heron with attractive white plumes on crest, back and chest, black legs and bill and yellow feet. It first...

18-8-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - ZITTING CISTICOLA (Cisticola juncidis)

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The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis ) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range inclu...

18-8-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - SQUACCO HERON (Ardeola ralloides)

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The squacco heron is a migrant, wintering in Africa. It is rare north of its breeding range. The species has been recorded in Fernando de No...

18-8-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)

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The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants report...

18-8-2024 ULLAL DE BALDOVI, ALBUFERA - RED SWAMP CRAYFISH (Procambarus clarkii)

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Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, is a species of cambarid crayfish native to fr...

18-8-2024 CREU DE LONGA, ALBUFERA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Population size 790,000-3.7Mln Life Span 15-20 years Top speed 64 km/h mph km/h mph  Weight 1-2 kg lbs kg lbs  Height 84-102 cm inch cm inch...
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