Description Visible all year in the natural park of Grazalema this bird is larger than an eagle, with a wingspan of up to 260 cm (8.53 Ft). In flight, their wings are broad, with the primaries (finger-like feathers) usually clearly visible; the tail is short, and the neck retracted. It has buff brown coloured plumage … Read more
Hi all! Well, 2022 is almost at its end so from Wildlside Holidays we would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a booking calendar full to the brim for the continuing winter and coming spring season! Our YouTube channel is proving to be a huge bonus. Its driving visitors to our … Read more
Description The Stripeless treefrog – Hyla meridionalis – Ranita meridional is a small frog (usually no more than 5cm (2 inches) in length). The skin is very smooth and shiny, light green in colour which camouflages perfectly among the vegetation. The head is broad and rounded with prominent eyes and a dark stripe from the … Read more
Some trapdoor spiders in Spain (Araña trampera) are often mistaken for the Andalucian funnel web spider. Firstly though, the wafer trapdoor spider – Amblyocarenum walckenaeri (and the similar Ummidia picea) can be easily differentiated from the Andalucian funnel web spider by the lack of spinerets (or very short spinerets) and a rather rounded and brownish … Read more