Flora and fauna de las rutas de senderismo

VILLALBA DE LA SIERRA 2015

DEER The deer is the bigest rodent in Spain. It can weigh 200 kilos. It’s brown, almost red. It can run very fast. It eats plants, grass, bushes, mushrooms… It lives in the forest. The male has horns shaped branches. Females and fawns haven’t got horns.

HARE The hare is middle size. It is brown but it has got pale underparts. It has got very long ears. It eats plants. It is a rodent. It runs very fast and it can jump very long becauses its legs are strong and long. It’s got a very short tail.

SQUIRREL Squirrel is small. It´s brown. It´s got a long hairy tail. It lives in the pines. It can jump up pines very well. It feeds on pine nuts. It’s a rodent.

FOX The fox is an omnivorous. It is middle size. It has got a long nose. It has got long brown hair and a long tail. It eats rabbits, chicks, eggs, insects, fruits… also waste. It lives in the forest near the villages, so it can find food.

WILD BOAR (wild pig): The wild boar is very similar to a domestic pig.

It has got a long head and a long nose, called snout. It´s got small black eyes. It’s got short legs. It has got very hard short hair. It is an omnivorous. It feeds: fruits (acorns, chestnuts, berries), tubers, roots, grains, worms, insects, small mammals, snakes, mushrooms, windfalls, snails, eggs and chicks of nesting birds on the ground, etc.

OWLS The owl is a nocturnal bird of prey. It is middle size It has got two stiff feathers on its head .They seem ears. It is grey, brown and white. It has got orange or yellow eyes. It can turn its head almost 360 degrees. It eats mice, lizards, insects, fish and other alive animals. There are diferents types of owls:

BARN OWL

TAUNY OWL

EAGLE OWL

TOED EAGLE The toed eagle is a big prey bird. It has got brown head and back. It has got pale underparts. It has got yellow eyes, like a barn owl. It has got big wings. It eats snakes It lives in the open countryside.

TOED EAGLE

COCKOO COCKOO

The cockoo is a small bird, about 30 cms. It has got grey back and pale underparts. It has got long peak. It has got long tail. It eats insects. It lays its eggs in an alien nest. It sings as its name says.

VIPER

SNAKE

VIPER AND SNAKE The viper and snake are reptils. They haven’t got legs. They are long. A snake is longer than a viper. Snake is green and viper is brown or grey. Viper has got triangular head and snake has got elongated head. They eat insects, mice, small rabbits or birds chickens… The viper is poisonous. The snake isn’t poisonous.

LIZARD It’s long. It’s green. It has got very long tail. It eats insects. It loved staying at sunshine.

TROUT The trout is a middle size greenish fish. It lives in the river. It’s got six flippers and a tail. It eats worms, insects and crustaceans. Trout is a delicious food.

INSECTS BUTTERFLY

LADYBIRD

WASP

FLY

HORSEFLY

CATERPILLAR

SPIDERS

WORM

TREES HOLM OAK

PINES POPLARS

AROMATIC PLANTS THYME

ROSEMARY LAVANDER