Wild Experiences

Photography Hides – Montaña de Riaño, Spain

Located in a mid-mountain area, accessible all year round (even with snow) and with many photographic possibilities, as it is located between agricultural land adjacent to beech trees and the piornal of the mountain. In addition to birds of prey, the place is regularly visited by several foxes and the wildcat champions the area on a daily basis.

Choose from a range of hides designed around different species and habitats. Photograph majestic golden eagles, griffon and Egyptian vultures, red and black kites, buzzards and ravens, or discover the rich woodland birdlife of the area, including several species of woodpecker, Eurasian bullfinch and other native species.

Winter can bring the added magic of snow, while changing seasons and light create fresh photographic opportunities throughout the year.

What’s included

Hide experiences often last 4-8 hours.

Birds of prey of Valdeburón

Throughout the year it is possible to enjoy excellent photography sessions with birds of prey, having been detected for the moment up to 3 different specimens of golden eagle. Starting in November and throughout the winter there are many options to photograph raptors and foxes in the middle of the snowfall or in a snow environment.
The weather changes bring a great wealth of possibilities and different lights to photography in this scenario. From March to September, the egyptian vulture is frequent in this hide.
Species: Golden Eagle, Griffon Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Common Buzzard, fox.
12pm – 8pm, 4 people max

Chopera de Acebedo

In autumn-winter, one can expect to photograph iberian green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker and middle spotted woodpecker, which are joined by the eurasian wryneck starting from April. In addition to the woodpeckers, numerous species enter the environment, which generates very productive and entertaining sessions.
Species: iberian green woodpecker, middle spotted woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, eurasian wryneck, short-toed treecreeper, eurasian nuthatch, great tit, marsh tit, eurasian blue tit, common chaffinch, brambling, rock sparrow, eurasian hoopoe, redwing, song thrush, mistle thrush, black redstart, common redstart, yellowhammer, rock bunting.
8.00 am to 12.00 pm and 3.30 pm to 8.00 pm, 4 people max

Villayandre – Crémenes

It is the main site for eurasian bullfinch in Crémenes, but it is also one of the hides that allows you to photograph the four main species of rogue in the area: black woodpecker, iberian green woodpecker, eurasian wryneck and great spotted woodpecker. The backgrounds are distant and allow very clean and sharp photographs.
October – April, 8.00 am to 12.00 pm, 4 people max

La Trébede – Montaña de Riaño

Hide located on top of a hillside; it looks at a chalky ridge (which constitutes the main inn) that hangs over the valley of La Trébede offering a vertiginous location with a very attractive mountain background. The birds of prey access this enclave thanks to the currents that rise from the valley, which allows very interesting photos in flight. Throughout the year, it attracts the attention of griffon vultures, common buzzards and kites. The egyptian vulture enters this site from March to September. Species: griffon vulture, egyptian vulture, red kite, black kite, common buzzard, raven, carrion crow, fox.
2pm-5pm, 2 people max