Eleven Bonellis eagle chicks reared in 2021

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Eleven Bonellis eagle chicks reared in 2021

Above Image: Two of Bonelli’s eagle chicks (Aquila fasciata) hatched at GREFA’s captive breeding center in 2021. Photo source: https://aquila-a-life.org/index.php/es/area-de-prensa/noticias/394-los-dos-centros-de-cria-de-aquila-a-life-han-aportado-once-aguilas-de-bonelli-en-2021 Fantastic to see that the GREFA projects working with the AQUILA a-LIFE project have announced that they have hatched and reared 11 chicks this year (2021) in the two breeding centres. The birds have already … Read more

Small Pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus)

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Small Pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus)

English common name: Small Pincertail Scientific name: Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Family: Gomphidae Total length: 46 to 50mm Hind Wing length: 25 to 31mm Flight period in Iberia: May to mid September Distribution: Europe (except Britain), North Africa & the Near East. Widely distributed throughout the Iberian Peninsula, though apparently absent from the coastal fringes … Read more

Oak spider – Aculepeira ceropegia- Araña hoja de roble

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The females of Oak spider - Aculepeira ceropegia- Araña hoja de roble are large and conspicuous with an unmistakable design on the abdomen in the form of an oak leaf

English: Oak Spider Sientífic: Aculepeira ceropegia Spanish: Araña hoja de roble French: Épeire des bois German: Eichblatt-Radspinne Portuguese: Tecedeira-acuminada-cerosa Description The females of Oak spider – Aculepeira ceropegia- Araña hoja de roble are large and conspicuous with an unmistakable design on the abdomen in the form of an oak leaf, from which comes the common … Read more