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Home of Pizarro in Trujillo, 27 Apr

Sculptures on Pizzaro home in Trujillo, 27 Apr

Plaque on Pizzaro home in Trujillo, 27 Apr

Street in Trujillo, 27 Apr

Old pano tiles on building in Trujillo, 27 Apr

Blue-eyed frog north of Caceres, 27 Apr

Little Bustard trying to hide in grassland north of Caceres, 27 Apr

Little Bustard north of Caceres, 27 Apr

Hoopoe north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Wildflower north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Butterfly caught by Norm north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Lizard north of Caceres, 28 Apr

White oak forest with terraced cherry orchards on both sides of the very steep hillsides, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

White oak seedlings and wildflowers, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Yellow composite in white oak forest, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Robin singing on territory, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Robin, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Campanula spp., north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Buttercup wildflower, north of Caceres, 28 Apr

Embalse de Riaño en route to Potes, 29 Apr

Yellow butterfly near Potes, 29 Apr

White-throated Dipper, near Potes, 29 Apr

White-throated Dipper, near Potes, 29 Apr

Lizard near Potes, 29 Apr

Puerto de San Glorio at 1,609 m, near Potes, 29 Apr

First view of Picos de Europa from Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Wild Narcissus are a common wildflower, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

A spp. of Dogtooth Violet, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Coal Tit, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Dunnock, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Dunnock, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Villages viewed from Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Chaffinch, Puerto de San Glorio, 29 Apr

Chough, Potes, 29 Apr

 
Parque Nacional Picos de Europa

Wildflower, Potes, 29 Apr

Lovely Casa Cayo Hotel, Potes, 29 Apr

Cable-car at Fuente De swoops 900 m to east of Torres Cerredo, highest peak in Picos at 2,648 m, 30 Apr

Zoom photo of cable-cars going and returning, 30 Apr

Picos de Europa, 30 Apr

 
Alpine Chough, Picos, 30 Apr

Kay rode the cable-car and was ready to begin a 11 km descent of 1,080 m to Espinama! 30 Apr

Skiers leaving the cable-car, 30 Apr

Friendly beggar Alpine Chough, 30 Apr

Black Redstart on Picos, 30 Apr

Tammy, George, Gail hiking down the snowfields, Picos, 30 Apr

Picos scenery was breathtaking, 30 Apr

Picos refuge on hike down, 30 Apr

Alpine wildflower, Anemone spp, 30 Apr

Dogtooth violet spp, 30 Apr

Water Pipit high on Picos, 30 Apr

George, Gail, and Margie are nearly to the lodge where we rested and had lunch, 30 Apr

A "zillion" Alpine Choughs swirling high above the Picos, 30 Apr

Alpine Forget-me-not and Euro, 30 Apr

Alpine Forget-me-not on Picos, 30 Apr

Alpine Gentian spp, Picos, 30 Apr

Waterfall seen while hiking down, 30 Apr

Approaching the beech forest on the way down from the mts., 30 Apr

Tile roofs of old abandoned village on hike down, 30 Apr

 
Abandoned building, 30 Apr

Bell on horse, typical for most livestock in the small villages, Espinama, 30 Apr

Cemetary on Atlantic beach at Cabo Quejoe, 1 May

Blue Tit near Jaca, 1 May

Blue Tit near Jaca, 1 May

Griffon Vultures above Rio Veral in Valle de Anso near Jaca, 2 May

Kayakers on Rio Veral near Jaca, 2 May

Farm in Valle de Anso along Rio Veral near Jaca, 2 May

Sheep and goats with bells in Valle de Anso, 2 May

Ira with friendly donkey wandering along Rio Veral in Valle de Anso, 2 May

Gail fed some of my sugar cubes to friendly donkey in Valle de Anso, 2 May

Coal Tit, Valle de Anso, 2 May

Torla, Navarra, 2 May

Old church in Torla, 2 May

Sweet Spanish bull commonly seen in this area, Torla, 2 May

Spanish bull outside my patio in Torla, 2 May

Lovely Hotel Villa de Torla, 2 May

Hotel Villa de Torla at night, 2 May

Pyrenees near Torla, 2 May

Eurasian Jay in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Wildflower in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Cliffs in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Rio Ana, Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Beech forest in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Old beech tree in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Wildflower in Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Spain-France border near Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pyrenees, 3 May

Well-traveled motorcycle at Spain-France border, 3 May

Motorcycle stickers from many countries, Spain-France border, 3 May

Southwest Tenerife, Canary Islands, 5 May

Bertholot's Pipit, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 5 May

Parque Nacional Tiede, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 5 May

Spain's tallest peak and volcano at 3,718 m, Pico del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 5 May

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tenerife, 5 May

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tenerife, 5 May

Blue Chaffinch, Tenerife, 5 May

Blue Chaffinch, Tenerife, 5 May

Lovely Hotel Orotava, built in 1638, Orotava, Tenerife, 5 May

Historic walking tour sign for 1638 Hotel Orotava, 5 May

Hotel Orotava inner courtyard and restaurant, Orotava, Tenerife, 5 May

Famous regional lace displayed in Hotel Orotava, 5 May

Kitchen for guest breakfast dining in Hotel Orotava, 5 May

Guanche indigenous society weapons and other historical artifacts displayed in Hotel Orotava, 5 May

Orotava municipal building, 5 May

Sand art being created in front of municipal building for annual awards event in Orotava, 5 May

Sand art being created in front of municipal building for annual awards event in Orotava, 5 May

Hotel on island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, 6 May

Spotted Flycatcher on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, 6 May

Spotted Flycatcher on the island of Fuerteventura, 6 May

Fuerteventura Stonechat on the island of Fuerteventura, 6 May

Plain Tiger Butterfly (Danaus chrysisippus), Fuerteventura, 6 May

Eurasian Thick-knee, Fuerteventura, 6 May

Houbara Bustard from afar, Fuerteventura, 6 May

Hoopoe, Fuerteventura, 6 May

Village and Atlantic Ocean, Fuerteventura, 6 May

Common Kestrel, Fuerteventura, 7 May

Spanish Sparrow with bug in beak, Fuerteventura, 7 May

Old windmill on Fuerteventura, 7 May