Some pictures I took recently

bernard0368

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Bonedigger wrote: »

I do recall hearing about a stag attack in the north several years ago and think the following link relates to that very incident: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8304593.stm

Holy crap some man to take on a stag with his bare hands.

Capercaille

Red Kite from Avoca today.

Bonedigger

A few shots from Milltown,Co.Kildare today.

Redpoll feeding on Willowherb seeds





Wren





I don't fancy this spider's chances,do you?!!!



Tail wagging!



Robin



Song Thrush?Or is it a Mistle Thrush?



The insectivores(wrens,robins and wagtails) were having a field day today with the vast numbers of Money Spiders about.

Capercaille

Bonedigger wrote: »

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The insectivores(wrens,robins and wagtails) were having a field day today with the vast numbers of Money Spiders about.

Mistle thrush. Spot on breast are round, on Song Thrush they are more arrow shaped.

Bonedigger

Capercaille wrote: »

Mistle thrush. Spot on breast are round, on Song Thrush they are more arrow shaped.

Thanks Capercaille.
I wasn't at all sure.It was making quite a racket in the tree along with two others,whatever was going on?!

keps

This morning - Lucan Demesne

Bonedigger

A very welcome visitor to my garden today!

Female Sparrowhawk









This Sparrowhawk was eyeing up the sparrows and finches which were visiting my neighbours bird feeders.I can't put up feeders myself because we have an evil cat!

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Great shots Bonedigger.

Art Deko

Untitled by Greg Matthews, on Flickr

splish

Great views of a distant murmuration of thousands of starlings at Cahore yesterday.

Art Deko

Untitled by Greg Matthews, on Flickr

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splish

By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella), a free-floating hydrozoan found washed up on the beach at Cahore, Co. Wexford.

Alun

splish wrote: »

By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella), a free-floating hydrozoan found washed up on the beach at Cahore, Co. Wexford.

Well, you learn something new every day .. I never knew these things even existed!

Capercaille

Alun wrote: »

Well, you learn something new every day .. I never knew these things even existed!

x2 Amazing creature.

westdub

Had this friendly guy hanging around work today enjoying the sun....

Robin by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr

Robin by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr

Robin by Lucan Snapper, on Flickr

splish

Sea Holly Eryngium maritimum

Bonedigger

Was this shot taken in recent days splish?
It looks like it's a late bloomer,or should I say early?!!

splish

Bonedigger wrote: »

Was this shot taken in recent days splish?
It looks like it's a late bloomer,or should I say early?!!

Ye it was taken this week at Cahore. I've seen Oxeye daisy & Yarrow in flower lately & seen pictures of primroses in flower too.

Bonedigger

A few of the perennials in my own garden have come into flower in recent weeks too(Geums,Campanulas and Erodiums).

keps

Another day.... another tree!




Also today in Lucan





and Little Grebe

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Capercaille

Adding to my early-cover bed for my corncrakes, who will hopefully arrive back in May 2015 after confirmed breeding this year on the farm.

Harvesting the iris rhizomes. Simple shovel to dig them out.



A bucket of iris rhizomes.



An iris rhizome.



The van loaded up with 180kg of iris.



The prepared area ploughed and rotovated. The iris rhizome scattered and simply stepped into ground and covered to depth of 3cm. Area will be fertilzsed with 18-6-12 in the spring.



Should hopefully turn out like this and will attract the progeny of my Corncrake Fionn who was calling during the summer.
http://clyp.it/ojptdaap

keps

Thanks Capercaille for the post and for all the work you are doing!

Your post just made my day:)

keps

Curlew: Rogerstown today






Brent Goose








Male Wigeon ( Thanks OpenYourEyes)




Redshank(?)

keps

This morning - Lucan Demesne

keps

Every picture has a story.

Just after I had taken that wren photo, I heard some real loud screams for help about 50 metres away.

I hurried to the source and found a woman three quarters submerged in water just below an extremely steep bank on the Liffey.
Her dog had fallen in and she had gone to try and get it out and had fallen in herself.

I tried for a bit to pull her out but the steepness of the bank made it more likely that I would topple in to join her.

Eventually 2 other people arrived at the scene and between the 3 of us we managed to get her out!

The poor dog took a further long time to retrieve and we did it by coaxing him further down the bank to a place where he could scramble out!

Never a dull moment

Eyepatch

That was quite and experience, Kep!

keps

Eyepatch wrote: »

That was quite and experience, Kep!

Yes I needed a stiff gin and tonic when I got home:pac: