Aleppo Pine

Spain

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Aleppo Pine

Aleppo Pine

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These are the pines that produce pine nuts.
Pine bark - Viana de Cega

Pine bark - Viana de Cega

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White Storks nesting on church

White Storks nesting on church

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Half a dozen pairs of Storks nest on this old church. You can hear them chattering their beaks in the spring.
Back street - Sepulveda

Back street - Sepulveda

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Church - Sepulveda

Church - Sepulveda

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Doorway - Sepulveda

Doorway - Sepulveda

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Doorway - Sepulveda

Doorway - Sepulveda

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Street in Sepulveda

Street in Sepulveda

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Rio Duraton gorge

Rio Duraton gorge

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Poplar trees - Rio Duraton

Poplar trees - Rio Duraton

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Poplar trees - Rio Duraton

Poplar trees - Rio Duraton

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European Griffon Vultures

European Griffon Vultures

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Rio Duraton gorge near Sepulveda
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

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In woods in the Rio Duraton gorge
Nuthatch

Nuthatch

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In woods in the Rio Duraton gorge
Embalse de Burgomillodo, Sepulveda

Embalse de Burgomillodo, Sepulveda

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The view from the Ermita de San Frutos.
Ermita de San Frutos

Ermita de San Frutos

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Parts of this church date from 1093, with later extensions. St Fructos (or Fruitos) died near here in 715 aged 73 and the 25 October is celevrated as his saint's day here each year. It is perched on a cliff above the Rio Duraton, now dammed below here forming the Embalse de Burgomillodo.
Cave houses at Autilla del Pino

Cave houses at Autilla del Pino

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Cave hoouses - Autilla del Pino

Cave hoouses - Autilla del Pino

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Small holiday homes of varying sizes and states of repair. A few are quite luxurious. All have amazing views out over the plains.
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