During this weekend I had the opportunity to visit the nature reserve Naturconde, which is in Vila do Conde, Portugal. The Park has a forest area and is located near the beach. I took my camera with me in the hope of getting some decent photos. So here are the results:
First animal I managed to see was this Common Black Bird (Turdus merula). There were plenty of birds around going by the noise, although it was easier to hear them than it was to see. There were also plenty of birdhouses around, they were installed here to give them plenty of places to shelter to help establish a healthy bird population.
I also found a couple of insects as well. One bug who belongs to the Diptera order (that is the order that flies and mosquitos belong too), I have yet to determine the species. And two butterflies
I continued along this path
The signs indicate the paths the dunes, the short and long forest routs respectively.
After passing that is then when I came face to face with this little guy:
I think it might be Carbonell´s Wall Lizard (Podarcis carbonelli) although I could be wrong as there are other species similar to it. But it´s adapted to cooler climates and dune areas and has a stable population along the Atlantic coast.
Basically, it was a good day for photo hunting. I´m glad I did not leave the place empty-handed. That ´s the fun part of going to places like this, you´ll never know what you´ll find.
#amazingnature