Portugal and Spain have extensive wildlife reserves,
sheltering flamingos, black headed gulls and many other birds!
Tagus Estuary is the largest reserve in Western Europe,
and one of thirty natural protected areas in Portugal.
Fuente de Piedra Natural Reserve in Malaga Spain is known for it’s flamingos.
To mark the last day of our trip, we escaped the bustle of Lisbon,
and spent the day exploring,
enjoying the blooming flowers,
and belly dancing in little town of Alochete Portugal!
We are home at The Holler now, but it is still, cheers to you from Portugal & Spain~
I love your close-ups of the flamingoes – details that make you look with curiosity and wonder at nature’s creations!
I can’t see what my camera sees either, until I look at the photo. I love seeing all the beautiful detail we miss~
I am learning so much more about flowers and birds when I look at them through my camera.
Yes! Exactly~
You are amazing at catching the perfect shot
Awww, so kind and so appreciated. Happy Friday~ ❤
Amazing photos
Abrigada!
We visited the nature preserve in Malaga, Spain region some years ago. Missded the nellie-dancers, though. Found a local shop where we purchased ham, cheese, and bread for lunch, just before he closed for siesta. Great memories.
Oscar
Sounds like a memory that will last a lifetime!
Beautiful photos as always 🙂
Yes the flamingos are beautiful and so are the red poppies but they come alive through your eyes and your camera 🙂 What a gift you have ! Obrigada for sharing
Turtle Hugs
Obrigada to you for such lovely thoughts and be well my friend~ ❤
What a beautiful end to your trip Cindy!! The thing that made me most homesick for Spain were the red poppies. They grew thick in the fields around the pueblo where we lived!! You to their vibrant colors just right!! Thanks for sending off all these photos!
At The Holler we are surrounded in spring by fields of California Poppies which I love, but it is only in Europe that I see the red poppies which I so love! They are simply stunning. I can well understand why you loved them~ ❤
I have a little photo of a couple red poppies on the bulletin board over my desk. They just seem so happy. Glad you were able to see so many beautiful things Cindy!! Welcome home!
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I just adore the pinks and corals on the flamingos. I think they’re so beautiful. On another note, I couldn’t spot you out there belly dancing… 😉
My belly refuses to dance. It loves to eat though! 😉
Bwahahaha! 😆 I’m so relating!
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Awesome pictures…
Awesome pictures!
Awww, so very thoughtful of you and so appreciated! Cheers and happy Monday to you~ ❤
I really like the vibrant colors of the clothing in the local folks who live in these quaint and beautiful towns, Cindy. I am so happy you seem to have had good weather!
The pretty pink flamingoes are perfectly captured with even the circles around their eyes displayed! I cannot help loving the sweet and oh so soft baby ducklings, too. Thank you for stopping by my posts, as I run through saying catch up as often as work allows. ❤ Peace and so glad you are safe and sound home again, Cindy.
I have no idea why your posts weren’t showing up in my reader. At some point I said, “Where’s Robin?”
I went to your blog and saw all I missed.
Troubling…..
Those are beautiful birds, the flamingoes look amazing. The bellydancers look amazing, too!
I agree with you, the belly dancers and the flamingos, who could ask for more?
What an enchanted world you present.
Those poppies just set the page alight Cindy, gorgeous light you have caught and how lovely are those flamingoes
Flamingos and red poppies are well worth traveling to see! Hope you are well Pauline~ ❤
All’s well over here Cindy, but getting colder…
What a great visual treat, Cindy! Welcome back to the USA.
Ahhh, thank you and it is always good to be home~ ❤
Enjoy your time in the “holler.” 🙂
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What gorgeous photos and colors! I always love coming along on these virtual trips!
You are wonderful to travel with! ❤
awwe so sweet! Your photos are always amazing!
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Belly dancers and pink flamingos…. you are definitely in a dreamy world. 🙂
It just the choices I make, laughing!!! Actually the belly dancers were just there. It was all pure luck.
If I were to be a fly on your shoulder as you travel, I doubt my eyes would capture what you see through the lens (even if I were camera-snapping right along with you). Thanks for widening my world. xx, mgh
Awww, what a thoughtful comment. Thank you and cheers too! ❤
You are most welcome. Well deserved. xx, mgh
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I really love these elegant close-ups of the flamingos, Cindy. Laughed at the “bustle of Lisbon” photo. 🙂
Flamingos do just cheer people up!! 🙂
Bonsoir CINDY MERCI pour le partage de ces belles photos
L’amitié est un sentiment fort
Il est beau de la découvrir
Sur ton blog je peux lire tes poèmes , tes créations
Les messages de tes amis (ies)
C’est une appréciation forte
On peux y trouver toutes sortes d’amis Français ou étrangers
Quelle partage
Sur nos blogs on vit un monde de paix
Ce serait si beau que sur terre règne la paix règne
Passe une belle soirée , prends soin de toi
Bernard , bises
Parfait! Beau! Aime ca! Merci Bernard! ❤ ❤
Excellent closeups of the Flamingos, Cindy. Looks like you had a wondrous time. 🙂
As you well know my friend, it is always good to be exploring~ ❤
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You are lovely! Thank you and Happy Wednesday~ ❤
Lovely. I just love the weirdness and humorous Flamingoes – and they are beautiful!
Aren’t they remarkable, awkward and graceful at the same time!
such a beautiful coloured beak 🙂
Almost unbelieveable coloration isn’t it!
You took fabulous of these beautiful flamingos, Cindy! Love the close up images. 🙂 It’s so wonderful to travel with you. 🙂
Yep, we make perfect travel companions! ❤
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Pure pink perfection. Thank you.
Thank you much more for appreciating them~ ❤
Gorgeous shots as usual – and I love poppies too.
For me the red ones are a rare and special treat!
They are? They are the most common ones here – the yellow ones are rare oin Sweden…
I know you are lucky, we have California Poppies all over The Holler which are orange and beautiful, but no red. I love to travel and see them~ ❤
Wunderbare Bilder, danke fürs zeigen meine Liebe…
Ernst
Vielen dank mein lieber Fruend Ernst und Frohlichen Freitag!
The flamingoes are beautiful – wonderful captures you are sharing:)
Thank you! I was over at your blog enjoying your wonderful photos and noticing we gravitate to a lot of the same places~
Flamingos and belly dancers – everything so exotic and colorful! Thank you for sharing!
What more could anyone want? 😉
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You are a wonderful blogging friend! Happy Saturday~ ❤ ❤
You are, as well…cheers, and I hope that you’re having a lovely, relaxing weekend!
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visa versa 2UX2! ❤ ❤
Liebe Cindy hab ein schönen Abend das sind ja wunderschöne Fotos super viele liebe Grüße Klaus in Freundschaft
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund Klaus und frohe woche! ❤
Looks like you have had a wonderful trip to many beautiful places.
So much to see and so little time! ❤ 🙂
Stunning!
Bonjour CINDY ils sont beaux ces flamands roses
Laisse le bonheur te surprendre
passe une bonne journée dans la joie et la bonne humeur
Ce mardi n’est pas beau du tout
De la pluie
Je me demande si le soleil est toujours la
Mais de passer chez toi me mets du baume au cœur
gros bisous , Bernard
Bonne fête de la musique en ce 21 juin
Je vous souhaite une bonne fete de la musique mon ami. Merci pour votre gentillesse. Vous etes un delice a savoir! Bisous et merci!
So, so peaceful, beautiful and full of natural life places!!!!
As soon as I leave the city, my whole body relaxes~
So pretty! Cindy, thanks for liking my post about Irena’s cookbook – I would love it if you could share with your friends! It’s a good book – and she’s pretty poor:) Her son has actually ‘borrowed’ nearly all her money and she’s just about broke.
Eeeeks, I don’t like to hear of children taking all their parent’s money. It is such an easy trap to fall into. I will see what i can do.
I just bought her book.