Nature

I have recently published some photographs of a juvenile male Common kingfisher and have been inundated with requests for information on where to view kingfishers in Portugal. Therefore, it was [...]

Due to its close proximity to Africa, Portugal has several exotic species that you wouldn’t expect to see in Europe and the common waxbill is no exception. The common waxbill (Bico-de-lacre in [...]

Praia da Rocha is a small town along the Algarve coastline famed for its bars and colourful nightlife. However, when I am not paying homage to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, Praia da Rocha is [...]

Surfing is a tough sport, it really is. It’s hard! Personally I have been surfing since I was 14 years old and while I can catch a wave, I am by no means good at it. However, this does not mean [...]

The mantis, an insect having over 2,400 different species, is often seen although only two species are commonly found in Portugal. They are often nicknamed Praying mantis due to their upright [...]

Springtime is in full swing and many bird species are already in action, with some already raising young. First, I want to introduce “Bluey and Roxy”, a pair of Blue Rock thrushes that I have [...]

The first thing I did when I arrived in Portugal (way back in the year 2000) was to purchase a bicycle for the princely sum of 60,000 escudos. That is about €300 today and is more or less how [...]

The Eurasian otter is often overlooked as a species in the Algarve due to their shy nature and of course their mainly nocturnal habits. They are surprisingly quite common dwellers along the banks [...]

The fields opposite the Algarve Resident offices in Lagoa easily flood due to the sandy soil and are purposely flooded each May for the growing of rice. It is my favourite time of the year as it [...]

If you have been living here in the Algarve for some time, you may well have taken a wander through our natural landscape. Personally, I love walking and, for obvious reasons, I generally stick [...]