17th September 2023 – Huelva, Spain

Little egret and black-tailed godwit on the Rio Tinto

The main focus of our holiday today was a morning visit to “The cradle of The Discovery”, to the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Rábida where Christopher Columbus lived whilst he was planning his voyage of discovery. Then we visited the Muelle de las Carabelas, a wharf where it is possible to see the Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña, replicas of the ships that set sail from this place on August 3, 1492.

The Monastery of Santa Maria de la Rábida

Columbus setting sail

The Muelle de las Carabelas

The Muelle de las Carabelas

The wharf is on the estuary of the Rio Tinto and here I took the opportunity to photograph a few birds.

Little egret

Black-tailed godwits

Common ringed plover

Black-tailed godwits

Grey heron

Slideshow of photos from this morning (for a personal souvenir):

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    paula graham

    Fab tour you did.

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