Spain home of Wildlife

Did you know that Spain is one of Europe's most biodiverse countries and the region of Andalusia due to it's year round warmth with areas like the Almonzora Valley averaging 20 degrees even in Winter , is Spain's most biodiverse region (this is also partly due to how close parts of the region are to Africa )

Just one ( sorry if your scared of Spiders) example of this diversity a (slightly scary example) is the 1700 species of Spiders found in the region
And don't get me started on the size of the Ants
And you can find the Dung beetle here the same one as in Africa that lives on Elephant Droppings

And this level of biodiversity is not just the Fauna but the Flora as well from the famous lemon (Limon ) orange and olive trees of the region and the many vegetable that are grown here to the wild plants

And the region is of course home many fish ( see my other blog article on this link here ) and plenty of Birds 

And when it comes to mammals in areas like the Pyrenees their are European brown bears and in certain areas of Spain their are Lynx's and thought out most of Spain their are wild boars.
And the only area in Europe that the rabbit should be is Spain and Portugal they where introduced to the rest of Europe by the Romans for their meat.

Walking along spanish rivers

Spain is an amazing country with stunning and varied landscapes that offer plenty of different types of walks for people of all levels and abilities

Carrying on from Part 2 ( walking on dry river beds in Spain ) as I said in that if you follow that river (dry as it is ) you will reach the Rio Almanzora which is far from dry and that is the route of todays walk. As always I started from Los Carasoles I will skip the dry river bed section and start at the Almanzora.

This river is not at this time of year what you would call might to be honest far from it, it is a humble little river but a lovely river and a lovely walk never the less ( if you don't like getting your feet wet than this is not the walk for you as due to the river meandering course you will have to wade thought it's shallow but clear and warmish waters )

The River's depth varies from only a few centimetres to no more than a couple of feet on the stretch I Walked. While the river seemed to be void of fish it was far from void of life and is teaming with bird and insect life. And walking with the sound of running water is a lovely thing.

The river I noticed likes to split off from it's self and run as two water course before re joining it's self again

( not suitable for people in wheel chairs or with push chairs )

This route is a little more challenging than the other two I have discussed but is not that hard a walk over all  

Fish I have so far seen while in the Costa De Almeria

Some of the fish I have seen while Snorkelling and skin diving (With my brother Richard a Padi qualified dive master)  here in the Costa De Almeria in Spain (I have seen quite a few different fish so far these are just the ones I have been able to id so far) ( As you may be aware we (Me and Richard )  do #Project aware work while out and about when ( recovering rubbish out the sea ) http://europeanrelocationservicesspain.blogspot.com.es/p/blog-page_21.html )

Painted Comber - Serranus scriba

The 3 spinned Stickleback found in rock pools

Reticulated Blenny - Lipophrys canevae

Doublebanded Bream - Diplodus vulgaris

Mediterranean Damselfish - Chromis chromis

Striped Red Mullet - Mullus surmuletus

Salema - Sarpa salpa
The Black and red Short Spined Sea Urchin
(be careful with these their spines hurt)

The Sea Cucumber (Seen several different colours of these )

Sea Anemone

A few birds seen when either Waddling , rock pooling , exploring or getting to or from places we have Snorkelled

Little Egret