The Truth About Dogs
The truth about dogs in Mallorca is no different from anywhere else. Dogs like nothing better than their owners. Well, food perhaps. Or a bitch on heat, if the dog […]
Decoys
Mallorca country folks love their hunting. Rabbits are hunted by either shotgun or dogs, whilst game (mostly of the bird variety) are either hunted by shotgun, caught in a trap […]
Urban Wildlife
Lizards like this one can be found and seen from a pretty close range, just underneath the Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. All you have to do is, look closely, […]
A Silly Seafood Scare
The prevalence of fresh fish and seafood in Spain is one of the many perks of living in the South. Or it would be if it wasn’t for that miserable […]
It’s a Dog’s Life
It feels as if Summer had started. The last few days, we were blessed with temperatures above 25º C. Time for a slowing down, perhaps even a siesta. At least, […]
The Pine Processionary
What you see here – if you look closely – is the Processionary Caterpillar (Thaumetopoeidae pityocampa), actually three of them clinging onto each other top to tail. I think they […]
Black Beaute
Two beautiful black swans live below the Palau de l’Almudaina, in Palma de Mallorca. You’ll find them on the way to the Ses Voltes complex – former army barracks (built […]
Honey is Good For You
The village of Llubí in the central plane of Mallorca celebrated its annual Honey Festival the day before yesterday, the VIII Fira de La Mel 2007. Mallorcan honey is quite […]
Snakes and No Ladders
During a recent outing to the very inspiring Parc Natural de S’Albufera, I came across this little wriggly friend. The viper (Natrix Maura) was in full view, closer to me […]
Bird-Watching And Some
The wetlands in the Northeast of the island, between Alcúdia and Can Picafort, are called Parc Natural de s’Albufera. The park is well known as a bird-watcher’s paradise. But that […]
How Do You Like Your Locusts?
On an afternoon stroll yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this little fellow. A locust by its size, not any old grasshopper, possibly even a Locusta migratoria. He landed […]
Spot the Black Sheep
Traditionally, Mallorca was a rural society dedicated to farming and animal husbandry of mainly sheep and goats. Sadly, with the onset of tourism this tradition seems on the way out. […]
Felanitx Has Its Own Pamplona Day
Felanitx celebrates a bullfight only once a year, on August 28th, the day of Sant Agustí. The photo shows the Plaza de Toros (bullring) with the novillada going on inside. […]
Bats, Anybody?
Palma de Mallorca, believe it or not, has a bat in its coat of arms. Yes. Not many people know that. Have a closer look when next in Palma. You […]
A Day at the Races
There are two race courses for horse trotting on the island of Mallorca, one in Manacor and one in Palma. The photo was taken during the warm-up; the actual race […]
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