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Birds of the Algarve in January

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Everyone loves a Flamingo! I have just spent the month of January (2025) in the Algarve and whilst this was not a photographic trip, I took the camera and a couple of lenses....... just in case!  Needless to say, there were a few birds that were on my list and whilst many of them were not captured, here are some of my favourite images. They are not in any order, but I hope that you enjoy seeing them I have subsequently moved on to the Costa Blanca area of Spain, where I am not expecting to photograph much at all, but will be enjoying some sun and relaxation, prior to coming home to France in April. 😎 Herons This Heron was not going to need another meal for a while! I spotted this Heron hunting and watched it take 2 voles within the space of just ten minutes.....they will eat just about anything! Purple Swamphen Large and striking bird that inhabits wetlands with abundant marshy vegetation. Their colouring is incredibly vibrant! White Storks The White Stork can be seen in many loca...
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The Stunning Red Kite

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  The majestic and unmistakable Red Kite With its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail, the magnificent and graceful Red Kite is an unmistakable bird of prey. In the UK, it was saved from extinction by one of the world's longest-running protection programmes. It has now been successfully re-introduced to England, Wales and Scotland. However, Red Kites are still a protected species and listed under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act.   Their head is pale grey and patterned with dark streaks, and they have a yellow beak with a dark hook and pale, striking eyes.  Their angular wings span 185cm. On the upper side they are red-brown at the shoulders with darker tips and edges, while underneath there are characteristic blocks of white before darker, fingered wing tips.  Red kites first breed at two years old and produce a single clutch of around three eggs. As monogamous birds, mating pairs will return to the same nests each season, addi...
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