Just a fun cultural note. Extremadura's relatively mild climate and vast expanses of undeveloped land have enticed migrating storks to take up residence in the province. Fregenal de la Sierra, which was once just a stop for the birds, has now become a winter home. I was lucky enough to capture some photos of the newly occupied nests.
These are two of the five churches in my town with towers high enough for the storks to build on. However, on bus trips through the countryside, I have also seen nests built on power lines, telephone poles, and other precarious places. They really seem to be everywhere.
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| Nesting above a local church's tower. |
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| Another bird and nest in the same location. |
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| The cars at the bottom provide some scale. |
I'm creating a post on my personal blog thinkingbarefoot.blogspot.com with more pictures of nature in and around my pueblo, to show life in the less-traveled parts of Spain.
Enjoy the start of your new semester!
-Erica
