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Cobwebs In The Mist

12th October 201812th October 2018Craig Rogers

The weather forecast mentioned the chance of some clouds early this morning. Well, we had just one cloud, ONE BIG CLOUD. It seems the entire northern Algarve Hills were covered in thick hill mist this morning which has now made way for a warm and sunny day!

My morning dog walk was transformed into a stunning display of water droplets on the many Spider Webs. Armed with just my mobile phone, I snapped a few shots. Oh and whilst we are on the subject of Spiders, the resident Tarantula Wolf Spider now has many hatched babies attached to her abdomen, unfortunately, she is very reluctant to come out of her burrow so no photos yet.

The Lower Morning Autumn Sun

9th October 20189th October 2018Craig Rogers

The colour from the lower angle of the Algarve sun in Autumn is magical. It’s time to build a new temporary river hide to photograph the Kingfishers and anything else that decides to come for a drink.

Here is Wally taking a drink this morning

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Morning Dog Walk: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

2nd October 20182nd October 2018Craig Rogers

I take a camera along on my Dog Walks to bring you some of the sightings that I see on my morning walks, these photos are rarely going to be great quality as its hard enough keeping an energetic Dog entertained and get close enough to anything. They also help me identify where species are so that I can plan to return.

The area around the Quinta has a high population of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers and they are usually easy to spot, however, taking a photo is a different matter. This morning whilst out with the Dog I heard one tapping away on branch of a Cork Oak tree. I managed to lie down on the track and slide into a position to take this photo before it noticed me.

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Wally In The Spotlight

29th September 201829th September 2018Craig Rogers

The angle of the morning sun is getting lower and lower the more the autumn starts to arrive. This morning down at the river Wally was on the river bank in the shade except for a small amount of sunlight hitting his head side on. This made for a perfect shot!

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Morning Dog Walk: A Gaggle of Mongooses

24th September 201824th September 2018Craig Rogers

Whilst walking I heard a quarrel (collective noun) of Sparrows fled a tree with alarm calls at high volume. This was out of sight and decided to sit and wait, it could of simply been a Cat but I hoped for something a little more wild.

Soon enough on a distant bank I could hear leaves rustling….but so could Wally! It didn’t take long until one came out into the open, an Egyptian Mongoose. I quickly managed to get this long distance snap before they spotted us and ran for cover. This gave me the opportunity to see all 3 of the Gaggle (another collective noun) as they fled.

Morning Dog Walk: Viperine Snake Sunbathing

25th August 201826th August 2018Craig Rogers

This morning I sat on the river bank letting Wally run around in the water when I spotted a Viperine in one of the river pools (the river is now dry with just pools remaining). I watched it swim to the opposite bank and it eventually climbed out to sunbathe on the rocks.

It was really tough to photograph as there was a lot of contrast between the bright sunlight and the dark rocks.

The Viperine (Natrix maura) is a small snake that spends a lot of time in the water catching fish and although you may think by the name, it is not a Viper. It’s name comes from being similar in appearance to a Viper. It is non-venomous and although when threatened it can act like a Viper and strike, it will not bite. It is Diurnal which meaning it is active during daylight only. In adult-life, they can grow to 85cm long, this particular one was no larger than about 40cm.

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