Some pictures I took recently

soupdragon

A few from a recent holiday in the Almeria region of southern Spain.


Crimson Speckled Moth (Utetheisa pulchella)

Male Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Desert Orange Tip (Colotis evagore)


Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) female


Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)

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soupdragon

Thanks Srameen, fixed now.

Rainbowsend

Capercaille wrote: »

What a beautiful photo of a Red Grouse! How did you get so close to him?

It was feeding on heather about 20yds away, didn't seem that fazed by me watching him, there was a pair of them the female was a bit more shy.

Rainbowsend

The male arrived first and when I was finished with him, his mate turned up and perched on the same briar........not often the wildlife is so obliging!

mikka631

At Tumduff Beag wetland in Boora Parklands 03/11/13

Rainbowsend

That looks like a cabbage patch!

Eyepatch

Collared dove gives a quizzical glance.

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Sulla Felix

Wondering if anyone knows what this is. Spent the last half hour trawling the web but couldn't get an id with any keys.

It's about 35mm long. That segmented abdomen curls up and over the thorax when threatened.

Sorry for the quality, camera phone.

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/

OpenYourEyes

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Wondering if anyone knows what this is. Spent the last half hour trawling the web but couldn't get an id with any keys.

It's about 35mm long. That segmented abdomen curls up and over the thorax when threatened.

Sorry for the quality, camera phone.

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/

Devils Coach Horse Beetle

Sulla Felix

Awesome, thanks! That's the one alright. I've never seen one before, seems they're common though and mine is a little on the big size!

V_Moth

(1 & 2) Purple Sandpipers:





(3) Adult winter Razorbill:



(4 & 5) Starling:

Amalgam

This lovely creature came in to the house about 3 or 4 weeks back. First, setting up a lair by the window sill over the kitchen sink, feeding on fruit flies (Drosophila..), then, suddenly, slinking off towards the fridge.. seeking out the darkness and heat.

Comes out in the evening. Any id welcome, also, gender?



EDIT: Unedited photo attached as: P1000866.pdf

Just rename as P1000866.jpg

spookwoman

Amalgam wrote: »

This lovely creature came in to the house about 3 or 4 weeks back. First, setting up a lair by the window sill over the kitchen sink, feeding on fruit flies (Drosophila..), then, suddenly, slinking off towards the fridge.. seeking out the darkness and heat.

Comes out in the evening. Any id welcome, also, gender?

Its a house spider Usually the pedipalps are rounded off and look like boxing gloves.

Amalgam

A very meaty house spider.

I'm usually okay with spiders, but there's a *lot* of attitude coming off of this spider.

There's another one with silver spots, in roughly the same location. I don't think both will survive the season occupying the same living space..

glaswegian

nov 13 012 by glaswegian58, on Flickr

spookwoman

Lambsbread

Eurasian Coot (I think) and Grey Heron in Bois de Bologne, Paris. Nice place for a Sunday walk.

failinis

Out in Dublin for a day, seen some mallards, swans, robins and moorhens. Plus Sea gulls and Pigeons.

GreyEagle

Took this a few minutes ago at home. His/her wingspan is c. 3cm, body length somewhat less.



Should I release him into the wild?

V_Moth

It is a plume moth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plume_moth), with my best guess being Emmelina monodactyla, a fairly widespread species that regularly found indoors. See here for the Irish distribution:

http://mothsireland.com/micro/images/1524.gif

If there is no dot for your area, it would be a good idea to get in touch with Angus at mothsireland. And yes, it is ok to release it.

GreyEagle

V_Moth wrote: »

It is a plume moth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plume_moth), with my best guess being Emmelina monodactyla, a fairly widespread species that regularly found indoors. See here for the Irish distribution:

http://mothsireland.com/micro/images/1524.gif

If there is no dot for your area, it would be a good idea to get in touch with Angus at mothsireland. And yes, it is ok to release it.

Thanks. I sent photo and txt file to Angus for his records.
GE

spookwoman

Kestrel by Spookwoman, on Flickr


Curlew by Spookwoman, on Flickr

Rainbowsend

Look both ways before turning right!

Amalgam

Taking a walk along the 'Sea side / outer wall' of Dún Laoghaire (South County Dublin) East Pier.

Apologies, fiddling with new phone.. LG Nexus 5.

My location.



Plenty of moisture at the waterline, keeping the critters alive between tides.







A lot of drug paraphernalia, sadly, at the start of the pier.

spookwoman

help with ids would be appreciated know there are gadwalls


Gadwalls etc ducks by Spookwoman, on Flickr

Rainbowsend

Coal Tit

V_Moth

spookwoman wrote: »

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The ducks are al Gadwall - note the white the white "sugar lump" near the tail on the females and the all grey head and body of the males.

Rainbowsend wrote: »

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Very nice pictures. What camera set up do you use?

Rainbowsend

Rainbowsend wrote: »

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Very nice pictures. What camera set up do you use?

Thanks Vmoth! Currently (and for the rest of my days probably) I have a nikon D600 with a Nikon 300mm, a recent addition is my Better Beamer, a little attachment that throws the flash a bit further, never used to use flash but the detail it brings out is quite impressive, the birds don't even notice it they carry on as usual. These particular shots were taken through glass and if you have the camera to the side (so not shooting directly through the glass) there is no reflection.