3. CERNCALO (Falco tinnunculus) What does it look like? The
Cerncalo is a predatory bird of small size that doesn't exceed 35
cm in length and 75 cm in wingspread and is very similar looking to
falcons. What does it eat? It eats every type of rodent, a lot of
reptiles and small birds. Where does it live? It occupies many
habitats, for example: beaches, cities, cliffs, groves... How does
it reproduce? These birds take advantage of whichever available
nest and sometimes they build their own. The breeding season are
the months of April and May, they are oviparous, they usually have
6 eggs and they have to incubate for 30 days.
4. RED PARTRIDGE (Alectoris rufa) What does it look like? It
looks fat and has brown tones. The beak and around the eyes are
bright red, it has a bluish gray chest and belly ocher. The legs
and tail are red. What does it eat? This bird feeds on grasses,
wild plants, insects, etc. Where does it live? The partridge lives
in dry, sandy places, and plains, provided that these places have
short and compact vegetation to hide. How does it reproduce?
5. Butterfly Silk (Bombyx mory) What does it look
like?Butterfly Silk has a plump appearance, with a white ashy color
and a very hairy body. Atrophied wings has two parts. What does it
eat?Silkworms feed on the brown leaves, while butterflies during
his short life do not take any food.Silkworms feed on the leaves
brown, and while their short life as butterflies, they do not eat
any food. Where does it live?It is native to North Africa. How does
it reproduce?First they lay eggs which hatch and become larvae ,
then they become silkworms , then pupae and finally silk
butterflies
6. FIELDMOUSE (Apodemus Sylvaticus) What does it look like? The
fieldmouse is a small rodent, that rarely exceeds 22cm, of wich
half is the tail. It weighs around 15gr and 36gr. It has long ears,
big eyes and a round pupil. It has light dark fur. What does it
eat? It feeds on seeds, buds, vegetables, wild fruits, insects,
eggs and chicken eggs. It is omnivorous. Where does it live? It
lives in forests, in fields, gardens.. They make a hole, under
ground or under rocks to live there. How does it reproduce? It can
reproduce between 3 and 10 mouse pups, 6 or 8 times per year, so it
can reproduce 80 mouse pups every year.
7. COCHINILLACOCHINILLA ((Porcellio ScaberPorcellio Scaber))
What does it look like? Cochinilla is a small animal that can reach
a length between 18 and 27mm. It has seven pairs of legs and is
usually gray. Where does it live? It lives under rocks and in
places where there is darkness and humidity. How does it live? It
is oviparous. It usually lays a total of 40 eggs, the eggs are
carried by the mother in the belly.
8. ESCOLOPENDRA (Scolopendromorpha) What does it look like? It
is an invertebrate animal with an elongated body and deprressed.
Its body is yellowish,orange, brown and even greenish. They have
nails that they use for climbing, walking and caching prey. The
head has a pair of long antennas to explore the terrain. What does
it eat? They feed on all types of smalls animals. Where does it
live? They live on land areas but they are usually in rocky areas
and live hidden under stones. How does it reproduce? Its
reproduction is oviparous, meaning that lays eggs.
9. THE CORK OAK (Quercus suber) What does it look like? The
cork oak is a tree that measures 10 or 12 feet high, although there
are specimens that reach 15 feet. They have a very rough and spongy
bark, pale gray and brown color, while the inside is pink. It is an
evergreen tree, its leaves are oval, pointed, with smooth or
sinuous edges. The leave have a dimension of 6 x 3 cm. The leaves
are black and green on the top and lighter on the underside What
plant family does it belong to? It comes from the family of the
Fagaceae Fagceas What is the plants origin? How was it introduced
to Bonares The cork oak is a tree native to the south of Europe and
the North of Africa, is a very common and abundant species. Does it
produce any fruit/food? The cork oak produces the fruit called
acorn, although the flavor is more bitter. It is present isolated
or in pairs, seated in cones with hard scales and open facing up
important to the economy? Although is important in something
economies in Bonares it is not In what type of climate and
conditions does it grow? The climate in which the Mediterranean
cork oak inhabits is characterized by dry summers with little
rainfall and high temperatures. Winters tend to have mild
temperatures and abundant rainfall, so altering periods of very dry
years with periods of very wet years. This can stop plant growth.
However, in this climate, in the areas of oceanic influence, both
temperature and drought are softened.
10. OLIVE (olea europaea) Whats does it look like? The olive
tree is an evergreen tree and slow growth, and can reach 15 metres.
Its trunk is twisted and is grey. Its leaves are long and they
measure from 3 cm to 8 cm in length and its color is dark green by
the bundle and lighter on the underside and its canopy is extended.
What is the plants origin? It is native to the area around the
Aegean Sea, such as Turkey and Greece. It was spread to the
countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Does it produce any
fruit/food? The fruit of the olive tree is the olive, oil is
extracted from the olive. In what type of climate and conditions
does it grow? Olives are grown in Mediterranean climate and in all
soil types
11. FAN PALM (Chamaerops humilis) What does it look like? The
fan palm is a palm tree. It is tall and has a short underground
trunk and is very twiggy. What plant family does it belong to? It's
of the family from Palmceas Does it produce any fruits? It produce
a fruit called the date In what type of climate and conditions does
it grow? The plant grows near the beach and on islands.
12. EUCALIPTO (Eucaliptus globulus) What does it looks like?
The white eucalyptus is a tree who has a big and white stem and
green and long leaves. What plant family does it belong to? This
plant is belong to mitceas family. What is the plant origin? How
was it introduced to Bonares? His origin is from Australia. It
became to Europe in 1869 with more plants. Does it produce any
fruit/food? Yes his flowers that its produced in November, December
and January.
13. PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA What does it look like? The date palm
is a slender and elegant tree that can measure up to 32 meters
high. The trunk is formed by the base of the old leaves and in it
termination there is a tuft of big leaves. .Whatis plant family
does it belong to? It cames to the family of the palmceas. . What
is the plant origin? How was it introduced to Bonares? It is
originated in the Western Asia and in the North Africa. . Does it
produce any fruit/ food?
14. Geographical location Bonares is located in the south-west
of Spain, in the south-west of Andaluca and in the south of
Huelva.
15. The climate of Bonares The climate of Bonares is
Mediterranean, with high temperatures in summer and medium
temperatures in winter. In summer there arent precipitations and in
winter and spring there are some precipitations.
16. History of Bonares Bonaresis located in Huelva. The city
has a population of 6,282 inhabitants. It was founded under the
jurisdiction of the County of Niebla in the year 1369.In the XIX
century it became an independent municipality.
17. I EARLY PERIOD By the archeological remains, it is known
that the term lands were inhabited since ancient times. Possibly
the first century of our Roman period, there are the remains of a
Roman villa founded on a farm called Los Bojeos.
18. POPULAR PARTIES IN BONARES These are some of the most
representative: the open-air dance,the pilgrimage and the
Roco.
19. THE OPEN-AIR DANCE In the morning... It is a party that is
celebrated in honor to the 12 crosses, and every year one of them
organizes the festivities. It's always celebrated on the third
Thursday of May, and consists on a parade in the afternoon followed
by the corresponding cross, their sponsors and everyone that belong
to that cross dressed with flamencos costumes.
20. THE PILGRIMAGE The trip to the Corchito It is a romeria
that is celebrated the following Saturday to the opne-air dance, it
starts with the reveille and a mass in honor to the cross of that
year, and then the tour is made around all the village, in horses
and manolas, until arrived to the Corchito and in what all the
village participated.
21. THE ROCO The Romera The Rocio starts with a journey of all
the villages to the hamlet called El Roco. Bonares usually goes on
Thursday, but the date changes every year. The journey is done in
trucks, horses or manolas, and it goes on for all that day, since
the morning to the night when they arrive in the Rocio. Some
brotherhoods sleep in the trip. People stay in the Rocio for five
days, and in the early morning on Monday, the almonteos jump the
bars and take the virgin outside.
22. THE TAMBORILERO The tamborilero plays traditional tunes
with a three-hole flute and drum
23. CRAFT l Regarding the craft tasksRegarding the craft tasks
such as saddlery andsuch as saddlery and plaiting, or
manufactureplaiting, or manufacture of polychrome potteryof
polychrome pottery and embroidery are stilland embroidery are still
made in Bonaresmade in Bonares
24. GASTRONOMY The fruity musts and mistelas are most
characteristic products of the cuisine of Bonares , enzapats beans,
cruets, toast with cod, pole, revoltillos , cake which is mainly
consumed in the time of Easter and Lent are also producedT
