Have moved server to one the husband has set up so apparently I have no posts visible now 🤔 So here is one. This is how our wonderful mountains, Sierra Nevada, look at the moment ❤️ That's the Sierra Nevada in Spain!
#sierranevada #spain #andalucia #mountains #mountainlovers

Polar air has marched it's way to southern Spain, even dropping some precipitation along the way. We went to take some photo's #Lanjaron showing the snowy Sierra Nevada #mountains above. Our usual place for this shot took us into an area that was devastated by wildfire in September last year. It was horrifying to watch then, It was horrifying to wander through today. The loss of wildlife, nature & livelihoods is beyond words.
#photography #wildfire #alpujarras #andalucia #sierranevada

The Golden eagle is an almost daily sight for me here in Lanjaron in the Granada province. Our work predominantly in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain and Alpujarra (the foothills of the Sierra Nevada) bring me into regular contact with the flora and fauna of our area.
#goldeneagle #birds #birdphotography #andalucia #Spain #aguilareal #sierranevada #photography #eagles #alpujarras #lanjaron

Well here is something you don't see very often 😱 Hotair balloons passing over the Barranco del Alhorí and Picón de Jérez in the Sierra Nevada this morning.
#photography #sierranevada #mountains #andalucia #spain

The snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada. The highest mountains of the range, Mulhacen and Veleta, were making their own clouds.
#photography #sierranevada #Mountains #andalucia #spain

We had an unusual view today of the Castillo and the town of La Calahorra today. Taken from 2609m on the summit of Morrón Sanjuanero in the Sierra Nevada mountains 😎
#photography #sierranevada #Mountains #castle #spain #andalucia

A handsome stallion walks by in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We had had a couple of big Saharan dust storms which had turned the snow to the colour you see. I took this photo one year ago.
#photography #sierranevada #mountains #wildhorses #andalucia

On Tuesday we found 4 of the 6 Gentians in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's highly likely we saw 5, the two tube gentians are very similar. Some of these flowers are so tiny, most people don't see them. Info on each picture.
#photography #wildflowers #gentians #sierranevada #flora #bloomscrolling #spain #nature #andalucia

It always pays to stop and look at the view behind you when you are walking. The north faces of #Alcazaba and #Mulhacen dominating the skyline with the #moon rising above #Vacares. The red roof of refugio San Fransico standing out.
#photography #landscape #mountains #sierranevada #walking #andalucia #spain

Some nature shots from our recent outing into the Sierra Nevada mountains. Vasar de Mulhacen, a night on the Collado de Siete Lagunas and all the way down, down, down, 1700m down to Trevelez. Great trip, legs still recovering from that decent 🥴 We saw plenty of wildlife, Iberian Ibex, Griffon Vultures, Booted Eagles, Red-billed Choughs, Northern Wheatears, Alpine Accentors. Not so many wildflowers left now. #sierranevada #Mountains #nature #wildlife #photography #spain #andalucia

The last of the pictures from our trip into the mountains. Mostly scene shots today. Can you spot the face in the rocks 🤔
#photography #spain #mountains #andalucia #sierranevada

What else did we see 🤔#Lammergeier that's what we saw, not 1 but 2 of these beauties ❤ We watched them away in the distance as they 'played' in the sky mirroring eachother flying. I only have record shots because they were too far away, when one did come reasonably close it took us by surprise and I wasn't ready 🤣 But for me it was the highlight of our trip, It's an amazing privilege to have seen this pair.
Bit of info in the comments about these #birds #birdsofmastodon #spain #sierranevada

The upper Lanjaron valley seen from the top of Cerro de Caballo (3009m) in the Sierra Nevada. We saw few signs of wildlife up this high now, only the real hardy souls like the Iberian Ibex are still around. The 3 highest peaks of the mountain range can be seen in the background with bits of snow hanging on. It was very very cold 🥶
#Photography #SierraNevada #Spain #Mountains

Stacked lenticular clouds sitting above the white Sierra Nevada mountains. As you can tell by the clouds bad weather is due soon. Grabbed with a mobile phone from a moving vehicle.
#SierraNevada #Mountains #clouds #LenticularCloud #Andalucia #Spain #Landscape

Wild horses in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Always nice to come across these small family groups.
#Horses #Mountains #SierraNevada #Spain #Andalucia #WildHorses

The endemic Parnassius apollo subsp nevadensis butterfly is now on the wing in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Such a graceful big butterfly and one that is suffering effects of the warming mountains, they need the cooler temperature and are moving higher up in search of that! It lives above 1800m. We encountered this one yesterday at 2400m which was having a good feast on the wild Thyme.
#Butterfly #Apollo #Insects #Nature #naturephotography #Mountains #SierraNevada #Andalucia #Spain #wildlife

This giant Bumble bee was feeding on the endemic Gentiana sierrae moments before it headed straight for the camera 😂
#Nature #Insects #Spain #Mountains #Wildlife #Photography #Naturephotography #Andalucia #SierraNevada

At 2100m we found a handful of Gentiana sierrae flowering and some still in bud. These should not be flowering at the end of November.
#Flora #Spain #Nature #Photography #Botany #BloomScrolling #Andalucia #SierraNevada