"Catch of the day" from Algarve

[Lisbeth]

@Richprins-
Do you want the details? I am sure you do

Over the last 4/5/6 years, hubby and I have started to go away over Christmas for two reasons: Our families are far away (Christmas without family is not Christmas for the northern pagans ) and the weather at home is cold. It started with three weeks, then we went to South Africa and three weeks were not enough anymore....it was still darn cold when we came back. Little by little it has become more and this year we have arrived at three months. Normally we go to places where the weather is hot, but due to Fa's ordeal and many operations this last year, I was afraid to leave Europe and go too far away. So what to do Find the warmest place within Europe and that's what we have done!

Other questions?

[Lisbeth]

A tad stuffed from my Xmas meal, champagne, a bottle of Aus red and several Irish cokes, but it's a Greenshank - hic!

A nice way to spend xmas day Lis.

I hope that you ate something with all those liquids for the ID. The sun was in the wrong place, as always Just an excuse

Toko was right.......again

[Richprins]

Aha! That covers it, Lis...very good!

Well done, Dewi!

[Pumbaa]

Awesome bird shots, Lisbeth

and your food Looks fantastic too

[Lisbeth]

26.12.2014

Santa Luzia....A few Km. to the west of Tavira

We parked the car next to the canal and crossed it to reach the long wet land island that separate the canal from the sea.



From the bridge



Edging the wetland..



Common Redshank?



Idem



and once more



A kind of white-fronted plover





Wood sandpiper



view of a piece of wetland

[Lisbeth]

Now dear pupils I beg you to watch carefully the fine lines on the rump, the bright red legs and tell me what it is........



After quite a long walk we reached the beach



In summer it must look quite different with umbrellas, beach chair and too many people There were bars, restaurants, cabins etc. .....empty apart from one bar not even too crowded.

The cemetery of the anchors



Thousands and thousands of shells in all sizes and colours, some very beautiful



The tide making strange patterns



A crested lark. there are many around, but the are so fast



A sparrow on an anchor



We took the train back to the bridge as my back was complaining

[Toko]

Lovely Lis

Redshank and the famous Orange-legged Plover (juvenile)

The Wood Sandpiper is a Little Stint (or any similar birdie )

The shells are cool

[Lisbeth]

A typical ex house of a fisherman, but most refurbished to holiday houses and a corner of our Rolls Royce











A guy trying to "shoot" an octopus, but first he has to find one



No food pics today, we had brought sandwiches from home, which we ate on the beach

[nan]

love the shells... and all the pictures of the houses
some very nice ones

and the red boat

[Mel]

Aha! great food!

That's not much of a comment.