Some pictures I took recently

gzoladz

Nice photo of the mallards. This is a duck that some times is not appreciated because it is too common, but the orange legs, the yellow bill and the green and blue tones are beautiful.

Same as with the magpies, visitors from mallard free countries love them

And I can tell, because once I was one!

keps

Garden
Goldfinch

keps

Three male reed buntings in the garden




and Female ( thanks to Woodville56 & Srameen for ID)






Edit..
Added later

splish

Coming home across a bridge over the Slaney and noticed something white in the water. Thought it was some rubbish as I had seen a bucket flowing downstream the day before. Turned out to be 2 Goosander Mergus merganser.



Blackbird Turdus merula tug of war.

keps

Lucan Demesne this afternoon


Goldcrest




and I think this must be a thrush?

Zoo4m8

Terrific Goldcrest pic and your thrush is a Mistle Thrush..

keps

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Terrific Goldcrest pic and your thrush is a Mistle Thrush..

thanks for the comment on the goldcrest pic- 40 minutes there watching them and 40 photos - 6 in focus.
I thought the Long tailed tit was a giddy bird - but this one takes the biscuit:)

splish

Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Bonedigger

Redwing

hollster2

Can someone tell me what birds these are please?

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Bonedigger

Oystercatchers I think? Possibly juveniles or in Winter plumage - I'm not great on waders, so someone else may be of more help?

hollster2

This was taken last year think around summertime just came across pictures today thanks!

Zoo4m8

Oystercatchers indeed..

hollster2

Blue Tit
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A Dunnock!! (Thanks Splish)

splish

hollster2 wrote: »

Female house sparrow??? Not sure?? couldn't get close enough was a good bit away!

Its a Dunnock.

hollster2

Oh great thanks is it a male or female?

splish

hollster2 wrote: »

Oh great thanks is it a male or female?

Sexes are very similiar, male has on average slightly more lead-grey on head and throat than female, but many are alike according to Collins guide.

Cork boy 55

Frogs frogs Frogs ,saw scores of them today must of found a hot spot

Spawn spawn everywhere saw a frog orgy near this pile but they all went underneath before got camera out


This lad sitting in the middle of the forest road like he owns the place a heron was hunting fairly close by, not sure was he sick or what


He put his "arms" up to cover his face for this shot , its blurred i had wrong setting
on the camera.



bad attempt at hiding , Heron fodder


I see you

keps

As mentioned - got a few(very) in focus Goldcrest photos yesterday

Here is one - it is very grainy as it is a big enlargment of the original image but it does show its nice 'tailspan' ( if that is a word).

hollster2

Wow is all I can say keps! brilliant photo.

splish

Buzzard Buteo buteo, Oak Forest Park, Co. Carlow today.

splish

A bit grubby looking but Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna in flower yesterday at Oak Forest Park, Carlow.

keps

Slightly flukey shot from the garden 2day
A sparrow I think

( oops a male chaffinch- I'm being told!)




If I was female reed bunting - I think I'd fancy this guy




This coal tit was having a bad hair day!

Zoo4m8

That's a male Chaffinch on final approach!

TopTec

Keps. That is a brilliant photo. More Chaffinch perhaps, with the white wing flash?

TT

keps

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

That's a male Chaffinch on final approach!

He had to circle due to fog:)

gzoladz

I believe the coal tit is a great tit? I can see it is not too yellow but the black strip on the chest?

keps

gzoladz wrote: »

I believe the coal tit is a great tit? I can see it is not too yellow but the black strip on the chest?

Well 1 outa 3 ain't bad( for me);)

splish

Dunnock Prunella modularis



Robin Erithacus rubecula




Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Zoo4m8

It's probably just me but I've always thought that the Wren's Latin name was a very poor fit for such a tiny bird..I reckon it sounds more suitable for a larger more aggressive bird like,say, a hooded crow or a Raven..:)