May 2005 : Part 1

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

I spent the first week of the month touring the Extremadura region of Spain with a couple of friends. The following is just a small sample of some of my favourites. A full trip report with many more photos can be found here.

Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)

Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)

Female Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius) with young Ocellated Lizard (Timon lepidus)

Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyana)

Spanish Rock Lizard (Iberolacerta cyreni)

Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygarcus)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus)

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