Doñana National Park is a natural reserve in southern Spain, comprised by the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville. It takes its name after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, wife of the seventh Duke of Medina-Sidonia.

The park covers 543 skm of territory, of which 135 skm can be accessed only under the supervision of a guide. The park is an area of marshes, shallow streams, and sand dunes called Las Marismas, the delta where the Guadalquivir River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

A hare in the Parque de Doñana. Nikon D750, 380 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/3200″ ƒ/5.6 ISO 800

A barn owl roosted under the roof of the visitor center at El Acebuche. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/40″ ƒ/5.6 ISO 25600

A red deer over the dunes in the southern part of the park of Doñana. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/3200″ ƒ/9 ISO 400

A fisher hawk with its prey. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/4000″ ƒ/5.6 ISO 200

A red deer bellow in the love season. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/400″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 3200

A gecko on a wall of a house in El Rocío. Nikon D810, 120 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/160″ ƒ/8 ISO 64

El Rocío, Los Cabezudos, Parco di Doñana. Nikon D750, 120 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/100″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 100

El Rocío, Los Cabezudos, Palacio del Acebron, Parco di Doñana. Nikon D750, 210 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/800″ ƒ/5.3 ISO 100

A ferry on the Guadalquivir, from the pier at Pablado de la Plancha, Parque de Doñana. Nikon D750, 160 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/4000″ ƒ/5.0 ISO 400

King of the forest. A red deer in the bush in Doñana. Nikon D750, 390 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/1600″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 400

A flock of flamingos leaves the marshes of las Marismas at sunset. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/1000″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 800

El Rocío, Plaza del Acebuchal. Nikon D810, 16 mm (16.0 mm ƒ/2.8) 1/40″ ƒ/5.6 ISO 64

Wild boars pasturing in las Marismas. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/1600″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 400

El Rocío, Nuestra Señora de El Rocío. Nikon D810, 46 mm (24-120.0 mm ƒ/4) 1/320″ ƒ/8 ISO 64

El Rocío, Los Cabezudos, Palacio del Acebron, Parco di Doñana. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24.0 mm ƒ/1.4) 1/250″ ƒ/8 ISO 64

A house in the ancient village of Pablado de la Plancha, Parque de Doñana. Nikon D810, 24 mm (24.0 mm ƒ/1.4) 1/320″ ƒ/3.5 ISO 64

El Rocío, Los Cabezudos, Parco di Doñana. Nikon D810, 105 mm (105.0 mm ƒ/2.8) 1/250″ ƒ/8 ISO 64

Fallow deers on the sand dunes in Doñana. Nikon D750, 400 mm (80-400 mm ƒ/4.5-5.6) 1/2000″ ƒ/6.3 ISO 400

Il Parco Nazionale di Doñana, è una riserva naturale nella Spagna meridionale che copre un’area compresa tra le province di Huelva, Siviglia e Cadice. La regione prende il nome da Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, moglie del settimo Duca di Medina-Sidonia.

Il parco si estende per 543 kmq, di cui 135 kmq possono essere visitati solo sotto la supervisione di una guida. Il parco è caratterizzato da marcite, corsi d’acqua e dune di sabbia nell’area denominata “Las Marismas” che costituisce il delta in cui il Guadalquivir si getta nell’Oceano Atlantico.