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0 0 Wild boar, jabalí

Wild boar, jabalí

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Spotted at Parque

0 1 Calpplaca sp.

Calpplaca sp.

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Crustose lichen, maybe caloplaca

0 3 Deer skull, craneo de ciervo

Deer skull, craneo de ciervo

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Around 15 cm big. It was at the other side of the river, I could not cross

2 3 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Very deteriorated griffon vulture, probably moulting

1 2 grasshopper, saltamontes

grasshopper, saltamontes

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

I do not know yet the exact species.

0 0 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Griffon vulture backlightning.

5 2 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Griffon vultures on a high voltage transmission tower

0 1 Griffon vulture; Buitre leonado

Griffon vulture; Buitre leonado

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Flying vulture sequence

1 4 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Crustose lichen. Very variable. Smooth or slightly granular, light-grey to ...

0 0 Grey Heron, Garza Real

Grey Heron, Garza Real

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Very good camouflage of the grey heron agains a rocky lake beach

0 0 Red Deer, Ciervo común

Red Deer, Ciervo común

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

At the foot of a high voltage transmission tower on top f which was a gang of ...

2 0 Red Deer, Ciervo Común

Red Deer, Ciervo Común

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Red deer and Holm oak

2 0 Grey Heron, Garza Real

Grey Heron, Garza Real

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Flying grey heron

3 0 clytra quadripunctata

clytra quadripunctata

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

It is a species of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae.

3 0 Griffon vulture; Buitre leonado

Griffon vulture; Buitre leonado

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

Vultures are not the most beautiful bird but they have the most beautiful ...

0 0 Solitary bee

Solitary bee

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

Melittidae on Gum Rockrose (Cistus ladanifer)

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Crustose lichen. Maybe acarospora sp. but it is very hydrated and it is very ...

1 0 Holm oak acorn shell, cascara de bellota de encina

Holm oak acorn shell, cascara de bellota de encina

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Empty shell of a Holm oak acorn.

1 2 Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula

Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Foliose lichen. Dark green-brown to blackish lobes, adpressed, wrinkled. The ...

1 2 Cracked Lichen

Cracked Lichen

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Crustaceous lichen, with angular, bright yellow aeroles. The apothecia are ...

4 6 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Vultures are not the most beautiful bird but they have the most beautiful ...

0 0 Common Crane, grulla común

Common Crane, grulla común

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

The Common Crane is a large, stately bird and a medium-sized crane.

6 6 Caloplaca carphinea

Caloplaca carphinea

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Caloplaca carphinea is a crustose lichen, saxicolous that appears on siliceous ...

6 3 Judas Ear, Oreja de Judas

Judas Ear, Oreja de Judas

by arlandaToril, Extremadura, Spain

Judas ear with a lot of hydrated lichens: - Xanthoria parietina, yellow - ...

0 0 Umbilicaria grisea

Umbilicaria grisea

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Foliose lichen with the thallus attached to the rock at central point. Grey to ...

3 2 Trifolium stellatum

Trifolium stellatum

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Very hairy annual herbaceous plant. The stems can reach 30cm long. Leaves ...

1 4 Xanthoparmelia sp.

Xanthoparmelia sp.

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Foliose lichen, maybe X. conspersa.The thallus is foliose, green-grey or ...

1 0 Bacidia rubella

Bacidia rubella

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Crustose lichen. Thallus thin, grey to yellowish green, minutely granular with ...

2 0 Diploschistes actinostomus

Diploschistes actinostomus

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Crustaceous lichen, white-grey colored, extending as a thick, cracked, smooth ...

2 2 carraleja negra

carraleja negra

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

The blister beetle genus Meloe is a large, widespread group commonly referred ...

1 0 Common Linnet; Pardillo Común

Common Linnet; Pardillo Común

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

Female, I think. Small bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. Slim bird with ...

5 8 Rock-tripe

Rock-tripe

by arlandaExtremadura, Spain

Foliose lichen, large, with rounded thalli attached centrally. The upper ...

24 22 Red Fox, Zorro común

Red Fox, Zorro común

by arlandaToril, Extremadura, Spain

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes. The red fox has ...

0 0 Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

Griffon vulture, buitre leonado

by arlandaCoaña, Principado de Asturias, Spain

Overcast skies are not always too bad for bird photography

0 0 Star-of-Bethlehem, leche de pajaro

Star-of-Bethlehem, leche de pajaro

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

This plant is perennial with bulbs below ground; the bulb is 15-25 mm long and ...

0 1 Herb Robert, geranio de San Roberto

Herb Robert, geranio de San Roberto

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

G. purpureum is a synonim of G. robertianum It grows as an annual or biennial ...

5 5 Fritillaria lusitanica, meleagria

Fritillaria lusitanica, meleagria

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Fritillaria lusitanica is a perennial herbal plant, bulbous, of the liliacea ...

1 0 Holm oak dead trunk, tronco seco de encina

Holm oak dead trunk, tronco seco de encina

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Holm oak wood is hard and tough, used since ancient times for general ...

0 2 Garbancillo

Garbancillo

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

when young and bluff-reddish when mature, a bit hairy, of 6-7 cm

2 4 Barn swallow, golondrina común

Barn swallow, golondrina común

by arlandaNavarredonda de Gredos, Castilla y León, Spain

It is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive ...

0 0 Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, seta de olivo

Jack-o'-lantern mushroom, seta de olivo

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

The jack-o'-lantern mushroom's fruiting body (its stem and cap) is an orange ...

0 2 Spanish Red Deer, Ciervo Común

Spanish Red Deer, Ciervo Común

by arlandaToril, Extremadura, Spain

Red deer are ruminants, characterized by an even number of toes, like camels, ...

0 0 Painted Lady; Vanesa de los Cardos

Painted Lady; Vanesa de los Cardos

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Big butterfly, 5-9 cm wingspan. One of the most widespread of all butterflies, ...

0 3 Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, musaraña enana

Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, musaraña enana

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

I found two of these shrews dead in a range of 2 meters. They did not show any ...

3 2 Crested Lark, cogujada

Crested Lark, cogujada

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

This is a common bird of dry open country and cultivation. It nests on the ...

1 2 Cabbage looper

Cabbage looper

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

The Cabbage Looper is a member of the moth family Noctuidae. The caterpillar, ...

0 3 Sanguinaria, nevadilla

Sanguinaria, nevadilla

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Paronychia argentea, known in spanish as sanguinaria or nevadilla, is a herbal ...

4 4 Rock Bunting, escribano montesino

Rock Bunting, escribano montesino

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

This bird is 16cm in length. The breeding male has chestnut upperparts, ...

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