I kept my eyes open for birds while we were exploring Spain, and found many I had never seen before, and some old friends in new places. I don’t have any pictures from one fine birding afternoon at the Urdaibai Nature Reserve, due to camera operator error; but I have others from that area, as well as from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Madrid, city parks in Bilbao, and along the rivers on our visits to Pontevedra and Porto, Portugal.
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Magpies are as common in Spain as Scrub Jays are in Portland.
A Common Blackbird, at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.
A Great Tit, at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.
A Long-tailed Tit, at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.
A European Pied Flycatcher, at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.
A Monk Parakeet, at the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid.
These two kept a close eye on me as I moved around to get a clear shot.
A Rock Pigeon. They are truly everywhere.
A European Herring Gull, at a park in Bilbao.
A Peacock, at a park in Bilbao.
A Peacock, at a park in Bilbao.
A Redshank, in an estuary within the Urdaibai Nature Preserve.
Two Great Egret, in an estuary within the Urdaibai Nature Preserve.
A beautiful European Robin, singing near an estuary in Urdaibai Nature Preserve.
A Black Redstart, in A Coruña, Spain, 2024.
A Common Sandpiper on the rocky Pontevedra river bank.
A Common Kingfisher (“Martin Pescador”), in Pontevedra.
The second Kingfisher, in Pontevedra.
A Common Tern, over the Douro River in Porto, Portugal.
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