Caldera de Bandama Gran Canaria, January 13, 2015

The Caldera de Bandama reaches 569 m above sea level at the highest point on its rim, Pico de Bandama, and is about 1,000 m wide and 200 m deep. The steep walk to the bottom of the caldera took us about half an hour. We also walked on the crater rim around the crater and to the Pico de Bandama

Caldera de Bandama viewed from Pico de Bandama

Echium Decaisnei, slangehoved; 1m, broadly branching, woody, low shrub native of Gran Canaria, growing in open lava fields in the succulent zone at 600m in the South of this island. A very robust species.

African Blue Tit, Kanarenmeise, (Cyanistes teneriffae), Kanarisk blåmejse

Two eucalyptus trees

The path

Agave in bloom

Kanariefugl (Serinus canaria); Atlantic canary

The Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria) is known worldwide simply as wild canary. It is also called the island canary, canary or common canary, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Serinus in the finch family, Fringillidae. It is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. Wild birds are mostly yellow-green, with brownish streaking on the back. The species is common in captivity and a number of colour varieties have been bred. This bird is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the Canary Island date palm

Kanarisk Gransanger (Phylloscopus canariensis); Canary Islands chiffchaff.

Walking at the crater rim