Some pictures I took recently

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Bumble Bee by vistafind, on Flickr


untitled-2151.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr


untitled-2156.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

untitled-2162.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

Untitled by vistafind, on Flickr

Can someone name the butterflies please. I have a book here in my hand and I still cant figure them out. Any good books to help out ?

Commom frog by vistafind, on Flickr

Rainbowsend

33 of 52 - Research by Jenny dot com, on Flickr

Alun

Logie-1 wrote: »

Spotted these at the side of a road, They must have been at least 10 inches tall.
Can anyone identify them?

They look like young parasol mushrooms. They get bigger than that as they get older.

http://mushroom-collecting.com/mushroomparasol.html

splish

Can someone name the butterflies please. I have a book here in my hand and I still cant figure them out. Any good books to help out ?

Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
untitled-2151.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

Green-veined white Pieris napi
untitled-2156.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
untitled-2162.jpg by vistafind, on Flickr

I think this is another Green-veined white.
Untitled by vistafind, on Flickr

Capercaille

Silver winged fritillary

Fruit1985

Mandarin Duck (male) - Bushy Park, Dublin

Mandarin Duck (female) - Bushy Park, Dublin

Red-necked Grebe - Bushy Park, Dublin

Redshank - Booterstown, Dublin

Pied Wagtail (Juvenile) - Booterstown, Dublin

Little Egret - Booterstown, Dublin

Capercaille

Black Darter from Abbeyleix raised bog:

paulusdu

V Bull wrote: »

V Bull, that puffin shot is one of my favourites ever, its just so voyeuristic !

Ulmus

Fruit1985. That's a Little Grebe. Thanks for pics.

keps

Lovely little flower along the Liffey bank at Lucan Demesne




Anyone know the name?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Vetch.

trebor28

Went out for a stroll saturday evening with the dog around 8.

Walking past a stream i saw a plastic bag from a nearby farm in the water.
I went over to pull it out of the water.
Just as i was walking away something caught the corner of my eye.

What i saw was the little fella below, sitting in the weeds just on the edge of the water.

There are lots of cats and foxes around so i took off my hoody and despite his feisty protestation i managed to wrap him up and bring him home.
I contacted the local nwps officer who put me onto Animal magic in Kilmallock.

He is now in their capable hands.
Must find out how he is doing.

keps

What bird is it Trebor28?

marlin vs

grey Seal in the pier Dunmore.

OpenYourEyes

keps wrote: »

What bird is it Trebor28?

Kestrel!

Scubadevils

I've seen this bird on and off around Wexford while down here on holidays, I had thought it was a kestrel when I saw it from a distance hovering around a nearby field / cliff area beside the sea - mostly in Spring or early summer, I've not seen him again until today... He came up closer this morning and I got some shots while he sat on a branch for about 10 mins. I had to take it from the window so a little blurred - a friend said it looks more like a sparrowhawk and from a google search it does appear to be - can anyone confirm? Amazing bird anyway, loved getting multiple photos of him (or her...)

OpenYourEyes

Scubadevils wrote: »

I've seen this bird on and off around Wexford while down here on holidays, I had thought it was a kestrel when I saw it from a distance hovering around a nearby field / cliff area beside the sea - mostly in Spring or early summer, I've not seen him again until today... He came up closer this morning and I got some shots while he sat on a branch for about 10 mins. I had to take it from the window so a little blurred - a friend said it looks more like a sparrowhawk and from a google search it does appear to be - can anyone confirm? Amazing bird anyway, loved getting multiple photos of him (or her...)

It's a Sparrowhawk alright - lovely birds!

Scubadevils

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

It's a Sparrowhawk alright - lovely birds!

Great, thanks for confirming - yes a really beautiful bird, so thrilled to see it so close like that and for so long... I was literally breathless watching him sit there!

trebor28

trebor28 wrote: »

Went out for a stroll saturday evening with the dog around 8.

Walking past a stream i saw a plastic bag from a nearby farm in the water.
I went over to pull it out of the water.
Just as i was walking away something caught the corner of my eye.

What i saw was the little fella below, sitting in the weeds just on the edge of the water.

There are lots of cats and foxes around so i took off my hoody and despite his feisty protestation i managed to wrap him up and bring him home.
I contacted the local nwps officer who put me onto Animal magic in Kilmallock.

He is now in their capable hands.
Must find out how he is doing.

Word back is that he has an injured wing, but is eating and is settling in fine.

emo72

trebor28 wrote: »

Word back is that he has an injured wing, but is eating and is settling in fine.

i want him:pac: badly.

trebor28

emo72 wrote: »

i want him:pac: badly.

he is very cute!

didnt want to let him go either!

V Bull

Fruit1985 wrote: »

Red-necked Grebe - Bushy Park, Dublin

Fruit1985, That's a Little Grebe

whyulittle

2 of a flock of about 40 Curlew at Lough Boora today.




Meadow Brown




Common Darter




Red-tailed Bumblebee?




Broom Moth caterpillar?

keps

V_Moth

whyulittle wrote: »

Common Darter

The legs look all dark which makes me think Ruddy rather than Common Darter (but could very well be wrong on this).

failinis

Silly little bird flew into my window today.

Looks like a chaffinch/sparrow juvenile maybe? Not sure.
He was stunned for a bit, his legs/wings/neck seemed okay.
Left it in a box with no lid outside so he could fly away when he felt ready - flew off after half an hour.
Hope that was the right thing to do?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yes a Chaffinch. You did everything perfectly. Well done!

KJ

keps

Berry time-looking for the ripe ones

OpenYourEyes

Roseate Terns on Rockabill
Pictures taken under NPWS license