Into the woods. Foggy morning. Autumn, S. Huetor Natural Park. Spain is a photograph by Guido Montanes Castillo which was uploaded on November 18th, 2022.
Into the woods. Foggy morning. Autumn, S. Huetor Natural Park. Spain
Into the woods. Foggy morning. Autumn, S. Huetor Natural Park. Spain
The Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural... more
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Into the woods. Foggy morning. Autumn, S. Huetor Natural Park. Spain
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Guido Montanes Castillo
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Into the woods. Foggy morning. Autumn, S. Huetor Natural Park. Spain
The Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de la Sierra de Huétor y la Alfaguara) is a natural park in Andalusia, Spain. It is located near Granada city and was established in 1989
The area of the park includes mountain ranges of moderate altitude such as the Sierra de Huétor, Sierra de la Alfaguara, Sierra de Cogollos, Sierra de Diezma, Sierra de Beas, Sierra de la Yedra as well as the southern end of the Sierra de Arana.[2] The highest point within the park zone is the Peñón del Majalijar in the Sierra de Cogollos, at 1,889 metres (6,198 ft). Nearby Peñón de la Cruz is higher, at 2,027 metres (6,650 ft) but lies outside the park limits further north in the Sierra de Arana.[3] Other peaks in the park zone are Peñon de la Mata at 1,669 metres (5,476 ft) and Peñon Grande at 1,713 metres (5,620 ft).[4] The mountains have dramatic geological features including cliffs, caves, narrow ravines and springs.[5] They are the source of the Darro River and Fardes River. The Fardes is abundant in trout and is popular with sport fishers
The blue lysandra bellargus ssp alfacariensis butterfly is endemic to the region, first discovered in the Sierra de Huétor. In 2002 the park was designated a Special Protection Area for birds. There are tits, robins and chaffinches in the woodlands, warblers and rock buntings in the higher rocky areas. Birds of prey include golden eagles and booted eagles, buzzards, northern goshawks and Eurasian sparrowhawks, little owls and tawny owls.[5]
Ladder snakes, Montpellier snakes, snub-nosed vipers and many types of lizards are found in the park. It is home to many mammals including foxes, rabbits and weasels.[5]
There are also genets, badgers, beech martens, wildcats, wild boar and Spanish ibex.[4] The trees host healthy populations of red squirrels and dormouse. Voles live in the forest floor
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November 18th, 2022
