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Birds

Silence, please. It’s time for the song thrush to sing

If you don’t recognise this small bird, with a brown back and yellowish chest and arrow-shaped spots at first glance, maybe its singing will help you. Come and discover the song thrush (Turdus philomelos).

Bite-free summer: How to escape mosquitoes

Sweat, blood, carbon dioxide, and even the soap you use are among the many factors that attract mosquitoes to bite you. Knowing the “enemy” is the first step to ensuring nights without bites and without compromising biodiversity.

Nature as an oracle: predicting the future through its signs

Nature has always been used as a guide to predict the future. Today, as yesterday, its signs, cycles, rhythms and patterns continue to be valuable clues for anticipating what is to come. This content explores this fascinating continuity. Discover it.

Bird Sanctuaries: a commitment to the future of the skies

It was in this spirit that the National Network of Bird Sanctuaries was created, an initiative of SPEA — Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves [the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds] which seeks to do much more than simply conservation. It wants to recover, act and transform. Come and discover this challenging yet promising project.

River kingfisher: a small coloured arrow

The river kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is one of the most colourful species of the Portuguese avifauna. The blue colouration of its back and wings and its orange belly make its appearance unmistakable. Its beauty makes this a preferred species among nature photographers in Portugal. But photographing such a small bird is not always easy.

Blue tit

Small in size but easily identifiable given its lush colours, the Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is one of the most emblematic birds in the Portuguese avifauna. This bird from the Paridae family is fearless and restless and moves easily through tree branches looking for insects, its main diet.