Category: The Algarve Series
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Preface to “The Algarve” Series

The Algarve — Portugals southern strecth -is a fascinating place. Wild rock and mountain landscape, pittoresque villages and touristic but also long deserted beaches govern the character of the landscape . The Almond blossom in Januar, the carpets of flowers in spring, beaches in the glistening heat of summer, and the winds and migrating…
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Pyjama Bug

A pyjama bug (graphosoma lineatum) is resting on one of the few green grass holms in the half shadow of a dry hedge. This Southern-European bug wears its lined coat probably to scare away birds and remind them that it has a disgusting taste. Making of: I was very lucky to see this bug, which…
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Crag-martin catching a bee
A crag-martin catches a bee. Old sheds and abandoned houses of the Algarve are places where crag-martins reside. Although they look similar to house martins they belong to a different familiy of bird-species. Making of: The old dusty path from Loule to Faro the heat of the afternoon was gleaming. Butteflies and birds wer Just…

