[3/3] Monfragüe National Park cont. Also at Salto del Gitano we spied—thanks to the line of bird scopes & lenses pointed at it—Monticola solitarius | the blue rock thrush, who appeared to be commenting on the attention being received (📷1). The geology at Salto del Gitano is noteworthy too; the near-vertical quartzite strata of Peña Falcón on the opposite bank shelters one of the most important griffon vulture colonies in Europe (📷2). We continued the trail to the hilltop Hermitage & Castle of Monfragüe, just closing as we arrived—but the free views of the landscape were worth the climb (📷3). As we got back to the van we were overflown by Milvus migrans | the black kite (📷4), a consolation prize for not having seen Aquila adalberti | the Spanish imperial eagle.

Villareal de San Carlos to La Tajadilla, out-and-back was 9km & took a little over 3h. Our Fuente del Francés via Salto del Gitano & the castle return loop was 8km/ 3h.

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[2/3] Monfragüe National Park cont. We saw lots of butterflies—always a healthy sign—including Zerynthia rumina | the Spanish festoon, widespread across Spain (📷1) & Maniola jurtina | the meadow brown, which has a wider range (📷2). We began our second trail by crossing one of the bridges over the Río Tajo (📷3), a natural river by origin but reshaped by human activity including dam building. It was from a lookout of said river (Salto del Gitano) that we caught sight of our first Ciconia nigra | the black stork, recently arrived from sub-Saharan Africa & part of a European migratory population that come to breed here (📷4).

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[1/3] Happy Earth Day to those who celebrate—which should be all of us. For those unable to get a dose of greens & blues, join us at Parque Nacional de Monfragüe | Monfragüe National Park at the heart of the UNESCO Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve! This park in the Extremadura region is renowned for its birdlife & we had hardly begun our first trail when this small & familiar Fringilla coelebs | chaffinch played us a fine tune (📷1). The birds got rapidly bigger & soon we heard the whoosh of air through the flight feathers of Gyps fulvus | the griffin vulture (📷2). The park is also known for its landscapes, including rocky crags, scrubland, rivers & oak woodlands called dehesas in Spain—the montado in Portugal (📷3); this variety supports biodiversity. Gum rockrose were everywhere & on many of the bright white flowers beetles fulfilled a messy pollinator role; meet Heliotaurus ruficollis (📷4).

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Willi Willi National Park, National Park in New South Wales, Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Willi_National_Park

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Chagres National Park, national park in Panama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagres_National_Park

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park #cuva #nationalpark
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Issued: 4/22/2026 12:00 AM EDT

Current East Rim Trail Status: Open

As of Tuesday, April 21, 2026 the East Rim Trail System is open. For more information, visit the website linked below. In good conditions the mountain bike trails are open 6 am-11 pm for bikers and as posted for other trail users. In wet or hazardous conditions, the trail will close to all users to prevent (1/2)

Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katmai_National_Park_and_Preserve

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Meroo National Park, national park in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroo_National_Park

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Isle Royale National Park, United States National Park on Isle Royale in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_Royale_National_Park

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