Author: Craig Rogers

Springtime is in full swing and many bird species are already in action, with some already raising young. First, I want to introduce “Bluey and Roxy”, a pair of Blue

The Eurasian otter is often overlooked as a species in the Algarve due to their shy nature and of course their mainly nocturnal habits. They are surprisingly quite common dwellers

The bees are active in the spring warmth, but what is lurking, waiting, watching? Every day the weather seems to be improving and the sun is getting higher in the

It’s great to be writing for the Resident again in 2019 and this year I hope to bring you not only exciting news of my ventures around the Algarve and

There are four species of bird in Portugal belonging to the woodpecker family and all but one has the best, in my opinion, Portuguese name of all birds – the

This month I was torn between writing about two topics. I couldn’t make my mind up so decided to include both. Later in the article, I bring you information about

It often comes as a surprise that Portugal has large populations of greater flamingos with multiple locations to view them right here in the Algarve. As the name may suggest,

Camera shy A discarded claw from either a fight or an otter Putting up a fight Louisiana Crayfish As the name suggests, the Louisiana Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) is native to

  If I told you to describe a tarantula, you would probably respond with words along the lines of “big”, “hairy”, “dangerous” and maybe “not here in Portugal!” Well, you

Most locations in the Algarve have fast-flying, crazy swooping birds and many of them build nests on the outside of buildings and other structures. I am often asked, are they