Just outside of Caceres (direction Valencia de Alcantara) there is "stork hotel". Around 30 poles have been erected each topped with a wheel and most have storks on them. Some storks prefer to make their nest in the few trees in the neighborhood. - Bart Vannieuwenhuyse's Photos- powered by SmugMug

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Beautiful region in Spain. After the winter experience with migrating cranes (see Extremadura Winter 2004 gallery), I was very curious to experience Extremadura in spring. Although the weather wasn't really helping, the region delivered more than expected in terms of birds and flowers. Like two years ago, we stayed again at the Finca Santa Marta in Trujillo, great place! We added a short stay in the nearby Sierra de Gredos to search for Gredos Ibex

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Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Along the road from Logrosan to Madrigalejo, a number of storks have built their nests in some oaks. Nice change from seeing storks' nests on buildings

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Just outside of Caceres (direction Valencia de Alcantara) there is "stork hotel". Around 30 poles have been erected each topped with a wheel and most have storks on them. Some storks prefer to make their nest in the few trees in the neighborhood.

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Who brings the baby storks?

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Rio Almonte in spring. Gorgous with complete carpets of water-crowfoot (Ranunculus peltatus)and blotches of daffodils (Narcissus spec.)

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Rio Almonte with daffodils

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > Rio Almonte with carpet of water-crowsfoot (Ranunculus peltatus)

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse > House martins (Delichon urbica) trooping together to gather mud for their nests

Just outside of Caceres (direction Valencia de Alcantara) there is "stork hotel". Around 30 poles have been erected each topped with a wheel and most have storks on them. Some storks prefer to make their nest in the few trees in the neighborhood.