Kiersten Rowland

Adventures, wildlife, and life in the Alpujarras

Tag: birds

Kevin and the Bearded Vulture

Kevin and the Bearded Vulture

A short post about our encounters with a Marmot (we named him Kevin) and a Bearded Vulture, who didn't stick around long enough to name! In the last week of our stay in the Pyrenees, we planned a 3-da...

Birds, Nature, Pyrenees, Marmot, Bearded Vulture, Flowers, Spain

The day I met a Black Woodpecker

The day I met a Black Woodpecker

A brief account of an encounter with a Black Woodpecker, a bird that felt almost mythical until that moment, just a dark shape screeching through the trees.

Birds, Pyrenees, Black Woodpecker, Booted Eagle, Spain

Bee Eater

Bee Eater

One we all love to see.

birds

The day Griffon Vultures came to town

The day Griffon Vultures came to town

I went to check on the Lanjaron 7 this morning after shopping. Turns out they were the Lanjaron 20 or so!

birds, lanjaron, nature