Some pictures I took recently

keps

vistafinder wrote: »

Kingfisher

great shot

keps

Where things grow/survive

This morning I just noticed this nettle growing on a broken branch of tree which had fallen into the Liffey!

Rainbowsend

Yep Little Egret

Bonedigger

Common Darter

splish

Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris


Red Bartsia Odontites vernus


Musk Mallow Malva moschata

keps

Sorry to anyone who voted - but I deleted the earlier 'egret photos' - the blown out whites were doing my head in.
( I will try to improve them in photoshop tomorrow )


here he is when he flew onto a tree

Bonedigger

I've been ignoring my wildflowers lately,so here's a few from Pollardstown Fen:

Common Spotted Orchid


Field Rose - Rosa arvensis


Slender St.John's Wort - Hypericum pulchrum

splish

Tough act following Bonedigger's photos but a few more wildflowers.

Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea


Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

Bonedigger

Hi Splish,
The Common Figwort was a plant I saw for the first time in Pollardstown Fen several years ago.It was growing along a well trodden pathway,but when the NPWS decided to upgrade the pathways a couple of years ago,they/their contractors unwittingly covered up the area where they were growing and sadly I've not seen this plant there since then!:(

keps

Little Egret
Lucan Demesne: 11/7

splish

Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi

Capercaille

Marsh helleborine

Capercaille

Pyramidal orchid

Capercaille

Is this Common spotted orchid???

Bonedigger

They can vary in colour,and yes that's a Common Spotted Orchid.
Great pics Capercaille!

keps

paulusdu

Now that is a strut and a half Keps

splish

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

keps

paulusdu wrote: »

Now that is a strut and a half Keps

:)

Yeah - I think his nose is a bit out of joint as Canoe Ireland are doing a lot of excavation/rock placing work* around 'his' weir at Lucan Demesne in order to build a 'hanging slalom'course.

*In full consultation with all vested interests including EPA and conservation bodies.

emo72

question for the mods. im getting email notifications of posts in this forum, but when i come to the forum the post isn't here. such as this

Dear emo72,

petertgtt has just posted the following in the "Some pictures I took recently" thread, in the Nature & Bird Watching forum:

"
---Quote (Originally by scunner1)---
Fantastic shots! Had one visiting my garden for a few weeks a couple of years back too, beautiful bird.
---End Quote---

Thanks alot! I have lived here 30 years and have never seen a Sparrowhawk before here (or since). Ive seen a Peregrine and 2 Buzzards overhead here before but never a Sparrowhawk actually in my garden."

You won't get any more new post notifications until you visit the forum.


am i going mad?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

emo72 wrote: »

question for the mods. im getting email notifications of posts in this forum, but when i come to the forum the post isn't here. such as this

Dear emo72,

petertgtt has just posted the following in the "Some pictures I took recently" thread, in the Nature & Bird Watching forum:

"
---Quote (Originally by scunner1)---
Fantastic shots! Had one visiting my garden for a few weeks a couple of years back too, beautiful bird.
---End Quote---

Thanks alot! I have lived here 30 years and have never seen a Sparrowhawk before here (or since). Ive seen a Peregrine and 2 Buzzards overhead here before but never a Sparrowhawk actually in my garden."

You won't get any more new post notifications until you visit the forum.

am i going mad?

That post was here earlier but seems to have been deleted. I read it maybe an hour ago.

paulusdu

I could watch these guys all day long

tricky D

^^^ Fulmar

Salt gland above the nasal passage.

paulusdu

yeap, one of my favourite birds to spot along the Cliffs.

whyulittle

A few recent pics from the back garden.

splish

Marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes

Bsal

whyulittle wrote: »

A few recent pics from the back garden.

What is that?

Bonedigger

It's a juvenile Long-tailed Tit.
The red ring around the eyes is more pronounced on younger birds.

whyulittle

Yup, a lovely little family of them were passing through the garden. This one is a bit ruffled looking as it was preening.

Snake

Dinosaurs are back.