Algarve Nature Fest promotes nature tourism with free activities
Walks, boat trips, birdwatching, swimming, sailing, stand-up paddling and mountain biking are just a few of the free activities that people will be able to enjoy during the Algarve Nature
The guardians of the river
I have recently published some photographs of a juvenile male Common kingfisher and have been inundated with requests for information on where to view kingfishers in Portugal. Therefore, it was
Walking in the Algarve
If you have been living here in the Algarve for some time, you may well have taken a wander through our natural landscape. Personally, I love walking and, for obvious
A real no brainer
Sue Parker finds signs of underworld involvement in fraud and deception In the ups and downs of foraging for food, fruitless searches are compensated by those magical moments when you
Fascinating summer house guests
If you’ve had the misfortune of entertaining dull or dreary house guests this summer, I send you my commiserations. In comparison, playing host to a pair of Red-rumped swallows has
Misdemeanour by Misnomer
Sue Parker finds fearsome fiends behind friendly façades Here’s the kind of interaction that teaches one to leave other people’s dogs alone: ‘Does your dog bite?’ ‘No; he’s very friendly.’
Keeping up with the Spoonbills
Ornithologist Dr. Manfred Temme reports his encounters with a Dutch Eurasian Spoonbill through the years. Scientific bird ringing, or banding, began on the Curonian Spit, in former East Prussia, where
Invasive alien species: the bad, the awful and the unlawful
Sue Parker recalls the moral of ‘There was an old woman who swallowed a fly’ If the news is bad, surely someone needs to tell it as it is, and
Soup glorious soup
Sue Parker marvels at one of the oldest and most versatile recipes on the planet When a stick of celery has brewer’s droop, shun the salad and settle for soup.
Where is the joy in a fly?
Sue Parker observes some adolescents with very limited prospects Drat! Another mosquito bite … and, like many people, I react badly to these pesky insects. For some, the pain is