Free Range Poultry across Paraguay

Free Range Poultry across Paraguay

by | Aug 19, 2020 | Nature

Across Paraguay chickens wander free and unrestricted. Around the country many household own a few chickens. Out in the countryside almost every house has its population of poultry. Paraguay is a good place to be a chicken. Until it is time to go in the pot that is....
Watching the hummingbirds.

Watching the hummingbirds.

by | Aug 16, 2020 | Nature

The bird life in Paraguay comes in all colours and sizes. One of the most colourful and distinctive is the humming bird. This being something I would never see in the wild in England is always a pleasure to watch. There are numerous species of humming bird to be seen...
Lapacho. The Paraguayan national tree

Lapacho. The Paraguayan national tree

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Nature

The lapacho is the national tree of Paraguay. It is a common sight across the country. When in bloom it is a very distinctive and easily spotted tree. In Guarani the lapacho is known as tajy and has varieties with various colours of flowers. They are all however...
The hill of the rock arch

The hill of the rock arch

by | Aug 11, 2020 | Landscape

Across Paraguay there are many out crops of rock rising abruptly from the surrounding flat lands. One such out crop forms a small hill not far from my house. In front of the house across the valley rises a wall of cliffs. These rise a hundred or more metres from the...
Toads and other amphibians

Toads and other amphibians

by | Aug 9, 2020 | Nature

In many damp dark corners of Paraguay lurks a toad. If not a toad then something smaller such as a frog may have taken up residence. The toads of Paraguay a big beasts. They are several inches long and are solid, chunky animals. These creatures are the stuff of every...