Albufera. Just south of Valencia, Spain, is a significant wetland area call La Albufera (the coastal lagoon). The modern Albufera ecosystem has developed over many centuries hand in hand with the production of rice.
Os invito a agregar aquí fotos de la Albufera de Valencia y así participar en la celebración de animales, pájaros, plantas y paisajes de pantanos y marismas (#MarshMadness).
#marshmadness Very cooperative wildlife today at #GreenCay Red Shouldered hawk hunting near the nest. Their two chicks peeking out of the nest. Coots, Little Blue Herons, Green Herons, Redwing Blackbirds, Grebes, Blue Wing Teals. Saw a Purple Galinule for the first time in a while there. We usually only see Common Galinules and Swamphens. A black snake and a Florida Banded Watersnake. A large soft shell turtle and I think a red bellied turtle.
Gnarly dead Douglas fir tree at the edge of a salt marsh for #ThickTrunkTuesday and #MarshMadness. You can’t really see it but there’s an eagle near the top of the green tree to the left. #GetOutside
After quietly traversing the heavily wooded, brushy area around a small, secluded pond last October, my husband and I saw this rare pair of Sandhill Cranes who utterly charmed us with their calls and antics.