The Language of Clouds
We have been very lucky lately with the weather, here in Mallorca. Yesterday, a rather pretty formation of Cirrocumulus clouds could be observed in the late afternoon, as seen here […]
Coming Out At Night
Bats do not seem to have a large following. The poor little creatures are indeed on the retreat everywhere in the modern world and are now slowly becoming an endangered […]
The Reserva Marina Illa Malgrat
To the southwest of Santa Ponça in the Calvià municipality one finds a cluster of small islands with the names of Illa dels Conills (also known as Islote de ses Rates), […]
The Uninformed Cabrera Information Centre
I love the island of Cabrera, or should I rather say, the Parc nacional de l’arxipèlag de Cabrera. To protect this National Park, it was decided some years ago that […]
The Sea Daffodil
A short while ago, I came across this Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) for the first time ever in over twenty years of living here in Mallorca. The flower is also […]
The Ricinus Communis Plant
When I saw my first castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), I immediately liked the looks of it. I had never come across it before we moved to Mallorca; here the […]
Increase in Legal Immigration
With all the bad news we had recently, how about a piece of good news, for a change? Thousands of legal immigrants have arrived on the island, the Conselleria de […]
Agriculture, the Biodynamic Way
For centuries, Mallorca used to be an agricultural community, reaping the fruit of the land: carobs, almonds, olives, oranges, wine, apricots, potatoes, tangerines, lemons, capers, you name it. But with […]
The Amazing Ses Fonts Ufanes
The truly amazing Ses Fonts Ufanes represent a natural monument that can be found in the Campanet area, at the base of the Puig Tomir mountain. Ses Fonts Ufanes are […]
The Dunes in Es Trenc
The dunes in Es Trenc belong to the municipality of Campos del Port. The protected area constitutes an eco-system, with an extension of 1,455 ha, that encompasses the beach of […]
The Bee’s Knees
Honey is one of the great quality products of Mallorca, together with local wines, olive oils or cheeses from the island. One estimates that there are some 500 beekeepers on […]
The Red Palm Weevil
The Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is called the Picudo rojo in Castellano. Whatever you call this little beetle, its larvae is a menace, causing harm to a large number […]
Stilts and Other Waders
The black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a long-legged wader that is commonly found in Mallorca. This Cigüeñuela Común is at home for instance in the salt marshes of Es Trenc, or in the wetlands […]
The Perseids
The Perseids are meteoric showers or shooting stars that can best be observed at this time of year. In Medieval Europe, the Perseids were also known as the Tears of Saint Lawrence. […]
Parque Natural de Mondragó
I found this fish eating bird at close range at the coast of the Parque Natural de Mondragó, not far from Santanyí, in the South East of Mallorca. The Nature Reserve […]
Cala S’Amarador
Cala S’Amarador in Mallorca’s South East has just been nominated as the best beach, anywhere in Europe. The Dutch (?) website Onbeach claims to have scrutinized a total of 2,946 beaches all […]
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