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

4 comments:

Miguel Prats said...

Sheila can we start now this project or you have to explain it?

S.Bastian said...

Miguel, we will talk about this in the class but if you have understood the project, you can start nature spotting!

Ale Baena said...

i make a mistake what we are going to do?

Ramon said...

wow there are very good fotos