Beauty in the rain

Yesterday it rained all day. A beautiful photo opportunity presented itself.

Snail on lily

Feathered friends

We have had lots of birds in our garden this week. The sparrows and a great tit come to eat the guinea pig food. There is a magpie who drops in occasionally too. I try to photograph them all but they usually fly off before I can grab my camera.  Happily, I did manage to photograph this beautiful collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto).

Collared dove / Tòrtura turca (Streptopelia decaocto)

Introducing Hoppy the wild boar

Last week we got some excellent footage of a wild boar (Sus scrofa) next to the River Congost in La Garriga. We had filmed this individual before and recognised him because of his hopping gait as he does not put any weight on one of his rear legs. Maybe the leg is broken or the foot is injured in some way. Though he may be in pain, he manages to travel a fair amount as the two areas where we have filmed him are not that close together. This week he was particularly interested in the camera and I am surprised that he did not knock the tripod over.