We're in the middle of spring and what is less fancy is to stay at home, the crafts have almost passed to the second term, the baked cookies are replaced by fresh smoothies and fruit salad, and we change the visits to museums for many other opportunities to know our surroundings directly.
I am going to talk to you about the Vultouris Ornithological Tourism Network, which is formed by six Nature Interpretation Centers of the Hoya de Huesca Region, Navarra and the Ossau Valley (France). This Trans-Pyrenean Network has as its main interest the work with three emblematic birds of these territories: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture and the vulture. I stop at the Arcaz Bird Interpretation Center in Riglos (Huesca), and I leave the Vultouris link so you can expand the query.
This entity is located in a beautiful village formed by a hamlet next to the Gállego river, Riglos is located about 45 kilometers northwest of Huesca, and one of its peculiarities and natural attractiveness are the so-called 'mallos' (geological sets crossed by the throat from the river).
It is an interpretation center for the dissemination and knowledge of birds around the 'kingdom' of the Mallos. It has a glazed gazebo to observe birds and camcorders.
There they are performed bird watching activities for adults and children, through group or individual visits. In Riglos, the interpretation center is integrated into its surroundings and is wheelchair accessible. Surrounded by the magnificent landscape that makes up the Mallos de Riglos, the Arcaz center, of more than 700 m2, interprets one of the most numerous colonies of griffon vultures in Europe.
Bigger than an eagle, the wingspan of these vultures can be up to 260 cm. In flight their wings look like boards. He bats them with the primaries open and unfolded, the neck picked up and the tail short.
It consists of three floors, several rooms, a spacious hall with a reproduction of the Mallos and a glazed gazebo for direct observation. The opening hours until September 30 are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., it is possible to take guided tours at 11, 12.30, 16.30 and 18.
You already know that the direct observation of Nature is advised so that the children understand the need to respect other natural species, and understand that together we must protect the Environment. In addition, many curiosities are discovered when we find the animals in their habitat.
And next Wednesday we will offer you one of our spring themes again.
