The Sierra de Grazalema Postcard Collection |
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Black Veined White ButterflyBlack-veined White (Pieridae)
Aporia crataegi
Blanca del Majuelo
A large butterfly with well defined markings, flying in the summertime. Seen in open hilly grassland with a plentiful supply of hawthorns.
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Spanish Ibex MaleSpanish Ibex
Capra pyrenaica hispanica
Cabra Montes
The suprised face of the Ibex was matched by Clive behind the camera as this alpha male climbed a rocky slope to within a few metres of us!
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Spanish Ibex GroupSpanish Ibex
Capra pyrenaica hispanica
Cabra Montes
We call this image "Wall Art" as it reminds us of cave art from prehistoric times!
It was taken in Garganta Verde while watching the Griffon Vultures at their nest site.
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Great Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Pico Picapinos
The Sierra de Grazalema only has two woodpecker species, this one (with its unmistakable bright colours) and the Green woodpecker.
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Griffon VultureGriffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Buitre Leonado
Listening to the wind whistle through a Griffon Vultures wings at this proximity is an amazing experience.
Garganta Verde where this photo was taken (near Zahara de la Sierra), has a platform to observe these enormouse birds at their nesting cliffs.
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Little OwlLittle Owl
Athene noctua
Mochuelo Europeo
The little owl can often be heard calling in the daytime and is seen here on a prickly pear just as the sun goes down.
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Spanish Love-in-a-mistSpanish Love-in-a-mist
Nigella hispanica
An annual which flowers in June and July along edges of cultivated fields, waysides and waste places.
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Sawfly Ophrys, OrchidSawfly Ophrys
Ophrys tenthrendinifera
Flor de Avispa
Flowers April to May in maquis, scrub, garrigue, grassy and stony places.
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Painted Lady ButterflyPainted Lady (Nymphalidae)
Vanessa cardui
Cardera
Found in grassy areas visiting flowers in bloom. Flying from March to April.
Larval foodplants are thistles and nettles.
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Grazalema PoppyGrazalema Poppy
Papaver rupifragum
Amapola de Grazalema
Flowers May to June in the rocky slopes above the white village of Grazalema.
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Swallowtail ButterflySwallowtail (Papilionidae)
Papilio machaon
Macaón
A restless flyer it is best observed when drinking nectar. Flying April to September.
Larval foodplants are fennel, milk parsley and others in the carrot family.
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Postcard ReverseDetails of each individual image with Scientific name as well as English and Spanish names on a traditional postcard layout.
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