Nature Spotting

PARTICIPATE!

We are surrounded by wildlife! We live together with many species of living things in our houses, in our gardens, in our local park or at school. We often don't notice the variety of species that inhabit our very near surroundings. In this section, I encourage you to look out for them. Carry a small camera with you and do some nature spotting! Take pictures and identify as many living things as you can. You can publish your photos in this section.Once you get started you'll be surprised to find the biodiversity around you!

You can send your nature spotting photographs to sciencemagazinesheilabastian@gmail.com

Brown algae -Alga parda
By Martina Zalba - E2D

Cangrejo -Crab
By Martina Zalba- E2D

Sea snail - Gastropod
By Martina Zalba - E2D

By Martina Zalba - E2D

By Martina Zalba - E2D

By Martina Zalba - E2D

By Martina Zalba - E2D

White clover - Trébol blanco - Trifolium repens
by Martina Zalba - E2D

Opuntia -Chumbera -Prickly pear
By Martina Zalba - E2D

Dandelion - Diente de león - Taraxacum officinale
By Martina Zalba - E2D

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden 

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden 

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
Mother and her young
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden

Erizo común - europena hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
Mother and her Young
By Rocío Ros - E2C
Found in her garden

Murciélago - Bat
Found on the school grounds
By Javier Vazquez - E1D

Murciélago - Bat
Found on the school grounds
By Javier Vazquez - E1D 

Murciélago - Bat
Found on the school grounds
By Javier Vazquez - E1D

Pino piñonero - Stone pine - Pinus pinea
By Paula Santana - E1D

Pino piñonero - Stone pine - Pinus pinea
By Paula Santana - E1D

Pino piñonero (joven) - Stone pine (young) - Pinus pinea
By Paula Santana - E1D

Turtle found in Río Pudio
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Turtle found in Río Pudio
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Turtle found in Río Pudio
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Mantis religiosa - European mantis
By Artur Pérez - E2A

Aguila vocinglera - African fish eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer
By Iván García - E1D 

Aguila de las palmeras
By Iván García - E1D

Aguila escudada -  - Grey Buzzard Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus
By Iván García - E1D

Aguila real - Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
  By Iván García - E1D 

Buitre africano - White backed vulture - Gyps africanus
By Iván García - E1D

Buitre africano - White backed vulture - Gyps africanus
By Iván García - E1D

Cervatillo - Ciervo común - Deer - Cervus elaphus
By Iván García - E1D

Cerdo vietnamita
By Iván García - E1D 

Cobaya - Guinea pig
By Iván García - E1D 

Rabbit - conejo
By Iván García - E1D 

Halcón peregrino - Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus
By Iván García - E1D

Halcón peregrino - Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus
By Iván García - E1D 

Hurón - Ferret - Mustela putorius
By Iván García - E1D 

Milano - Red kite - Milvus milvus
By Iván García - E1D

Perdiz - Partridge - Perdix
By Iván García - E1D

Perrito de la pradera - Prairie dog - Cynomys
By Iván García - E1D

Perrito de la pradera - Prairie dogs - Cynomys
By Iván García - E1D

Petirrojo - Robin - erithacus rubecula
By Iván García - E1D

Cerdo - Pig
By Iván García - E1D

Puercoespin africano - Porcupine - Hystrix cristata
By Iván García - E1D 

suricato - Meerkat - Suricata suricatta
By Iván García - E1D

Tortuga - tortoise
By Iván García - E1D

Aguila volatinera - Bateleur - Terathopius eucadatus
By Iván García - E1D

Palmera Washingtonia - Washingtonia palm tree - Washingtonia robusta
By Marta Hernani - E2E

Buganvilla - Bougainvillea
By Marta Hernani - E2E

Lavanda o espliego - Lavander - Lavanda angustifolia
By Marta Hernani - E2E

Lavanda o espliego - Lavander - Lavanda angustifolia
By Marta Hernani - E2E

Romero - Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis
By Marta Hernani -E2E

Eurasian eagle owl - Buho real - Bubo bubo
By Ignacio García - E1A 

Cernícal americano - Falco sparverius
By Ignacio García - E1A

Diamantes de gould - Gouldian finch - Erythrura gouldiae
By Ignacio García - E1A

Aguila real - Golden eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
By Ignacio García  - E1A

Red palm weevil - Escarabajo rojopicudo . Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
By Ignacio García - E1A

Salamanquesa común - European common gecko - Tarentola mauritanica
By Ignacio García - E1A

Salamanquesa común - European common gecko - Tarentola mauritanica
By Ignacio García - E1A

Isabelita del Japón o mañón - Bengalese finch - Lonchura striata
By Ignacio García - E1A

Barn owl - Lechuza común - Tyto alba
By Ignacio García - E1A

Libélula - Dragonfly
By Ignacio García - E1A

Una cría de erizo pigmeo africano - Hibrido del erizo africano (Atelerix albiventris) y el erizo moruno (Erinaceus algirus)

A young african pigmy hedgehog or domesticated hedgehog - hybrid of the white-bellied hedgehog or four-toued hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the North African hedgehog (Erinaceus algirus).
                                                                                By Arturo Pérez - E2A 

Female with her young - African pigmy hedgehog
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Female feeding her young - African pigmy hedgehog
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

An albino young -African pigmy hedgehog
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Una cría de erizo pigmeo africano - Hibrido del erizo africano (Atelerix albiventris) y el erizo moruno (Erinaceus algirus)

A young african pigmy hedgehog or domesticated hedgehog - hybrid of the white-bellied hedgehog or four-toued hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the North African hedgehog (Erinaceus algirus). 

By Arturo Pérez - E2A

                 

Family of African pigmy hedgehog sleeping
By Arturo Pérez - E2A

Canario timbrado - Spanish timbrado canary - Serinus canaria domesticus
By Ignacio García - E1A
Ignacio brought this canary to put in the school's aviary 

Canario timbrado - Spanish timbrado canary - Serinus canaria domesticus
By Ignacio García - E1A
Ignacio brought this canary to put in the school's aviary  

Canario timbrado - Spanish timbrado canary - Serinus canaria domesticus
By Ignacio García - E1A
Ignacio brought this canary to put in the school's aviary 

Javier Vazquez's beetle collection
E1B

Red palm weevil - Picudo rojo - Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
By Javier Vazquez - E1D

Toad - Sapo
This picture was taken by the river Saja in Cantabria
By Ignacio Zafra
E2D

Dog - Perro
By Ignacio Zafra
E2D

Dog - Perro
By Ignacio Zafra
E2D

Tiburón de puntas negras - Black tip reef shark - Carcharhinus melanopterus
By Olga Asenjo - E2B

Kittens - Crías de gato - Felis silvestris catus
By Olga Asenjo - E2B

Lion cub - Cría de león - Panthera leo
By Ramón Paño - E2A

Black bear - Oso negro - Ursus americanus
By Juan Carlos Císcar
Juan Carlos has been in the USA during the month of August. He saw this black bear in New Hampshire near Boston.

Sea slug - Babosa de mar
By Guillermo Repetto - E1A
Sea slugs are nudibranchs, which are a group of gastropods (molluscs). You can learn more about nudibranch watching the video "Nudibranch - marine gastropods". Look for it in ESO1.

Cisne negro - Black swan - Cygnus atratus
You can also see the swan's offspring!
By Cristina Romero and Elena Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville

Cisnes gris - Grey swan
The grey swan is a hybrid. It's not considered a species. It's a cross between a white swan and a black swan.
By Cristina Romero and Elena Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville

Cisnes gris - Grey swan
The grey swan is a hybrid. It's not considered a species. It's a cross between a white swan and a black swan.
By Cristina Romero and Elena Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville

Cisne blanco o cisne vulgar - Mute swan - Cygnus olor
By Cristina Romero and Elena Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville

Ganso de Canadá o Barnacla Canadiense - Canada Goose . Branta canadensis
and
Focha cornuda - Red-knobbed coot - Fulica cristata
By Cristina Romero and Elena Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville 

Ganso blanco o Ansar nival  - Snow goose -  Anser caerulescens
By Cristina Romero and Elene Pérez
Foto taken at Cañada de los Pájaros, Seville

Cría de perdiz - Partridge chick
By Ramón Paño - E1A

Juan Carlos Císcar´s nature spotting photographs were taken this Easter at La Murta Natural Park in Valencia.

Algarrobo - Carob tree - Ceratonia siliquia
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Madroño - Strawberry tree - Arbutus unedo
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Romero - Rosemary - Rosmarinus officinalis
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Jara - Cistus
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Murta - Myrtle - Myrtus communis
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Coscoja - Kermes oak - Quercus coccifera
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Lentisco - Pistacia lentiscus
By Juan Carlos Císcar - E1B

Gorrion - Sparrow - Passer domesticus
By Ramón Paño - E1A

Culebrilla ciega - Iberian worm lizard - Blanus cinereus (Amphisbaenia)
(Found on the school grounds by the maintenance workers )

Hamster enano ruso - Russian dwarf - Phodopus sungorus
By Rodrigo Contreras  - E1C

Hamster enano ruso - Russian dwarf - Phodopus sungorus
By Rodrigo Contreras  - E1C

Cat - Gato doméstico - Felis silvestris catus
By Rodrigo Contreras - E1C

Cat - Gato doméstico - Felis silvestris catus
By Rodrigo Contreras - E1C

Vaca - Cattle or cow - Bos primigenius taurus
By Ramón Paño - E1A

Earthworm - Lombriz de tierra - Lumbricidae
By Ramón Paño
Ramón found this earthworm at school and brought it to the laboratory to add it to another student´s experiment.

Pulga de agua - Water flea -  Daphnia
By Guillermo Repetto - E1A

Pulga de agua - Water flea - Daphnia
Guillermo Repetto - E1A

By Ramón Paño - E1A

Cría de león - Lion cub - Panthera leo
By Claudia Cañete -  E1B

Buitre africano - White-backed vulture - Gyps africanus
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

Cárabo uralense - Ural owl - Strix uralensis
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

Musgo y hongos - Moss and  fungi
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

By Claudia Cañete - E1B

León  hembra - Female lion - Panthera leo
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

Lemur  de cola anillada -  Ring tailed lemur - Lemur catta
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

By Claudia Cañete - E1B

León macho - Male lion -  Panthera leo
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

Loro gris o yaco - African grey parrot -Psittacus erithacus
By Claudia Cañete - E1B

Gacela de Thomson - Thomson's gazelle - Eudorcas thomsonni
By Ramón Paño E1A

Rottweiler -  Rottweiler
By Ramón Paño - E1A

Oso pardo -  Grizzly bear - Ursus arctos
By Ramón Paño E1A

Abeja europea - European honeybee - Apis mellifera
By Ramón Paño E1A

Burro enano - Dwarf donkey - Equus africanus asinus
By Ramón Paño E1A

Trucha arcoiris -  Rainbow or salmon trout -  Oncorhynchus mykiss
By Martina Zalba - E1D

Lubina - Seabass
By Martina Zalba - E1D

Lentejas - lentils - Lens culinaris
Lentils germinating on a Petri dish
By Guillermo Repetto - E1A

Lentejas - Lentils - Lens culinaris
Lentils growing on a Petri dish.
By Guillermo Repetto - E1

Lentejas - lentils - Lens culinaris
Lentils germinating on a Petri dish
By Guillermo Repetto - E1A

Helecho común - Bracken fern -Pteridium aquilinum
By Guillermo Repetto E1A

Helecho común - Bracken fern - Pteridium aquilinum
By Guillermo Repetto E1A

Conejo enano - Dwarf rabbit
By Martina Zalba

Pupa de picudo rojo al final del proceso de metamorphosis -  Red  palm weevil at the last stage of metamorphosis - Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
By Sheila Bastian

Capullo de picudo rojo con pupa en el interior - Red palm weevil pupal case with pupa inside -  Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
By Sheila Bastian

Larva de picudo rojo - Red palm weevil larva - Rhynchophorus  ferrugineus
By Sheila Bastian

Dorada - Gilt-head bream - Sparus aurata
By Marina Zalba - E1D

Otters drinking water in the river Taibilla, Nerpio, Albacete.
Otter - Nutria - Lutra lutra
By Andrés Carrillo

Mejillón - Mussel - Mytilus edulis
By Martina Zalba - E1D

Caballa - Mackerel - Scomber scombrus
By Martina Zalba - E1D

Sunflower - Helianthus annuus
By Sheila Bastian

Any moment is good for nature spotting! Some of our students spotted this fungi growing in the "prehistoric"girls toilets on our history trip to Valencina, Seville.
After a little research I'm inclined to believe this is the Pleurotus pulmonaris - Lung oyster mushroom -  Pleuroto de verano