Nature

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 [...]

The bees are active in the spring warmth, but what is lurking, waiting, watching? Every day the weather seems to be improving and the sun is getting higher in the sky, bringing some warmth which [...]

As you know, we have spectacular cliffs riddled with immersive pathways, peaks 900m high and endless woodlands folding into a multitude of secret valleys. A few rivers crisscross our beach-laden [...]

Sue Parker and friends look forward to the Algarve wildlife spring The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. William Shakespeare As [...]

It’s great to be writing for the Resident again in 2019 and this year I hope to bring you not only exciting news of my ventures around the Algarve and Portugal, but I also want to continue to [...]