Some pictures I took recently

Bonedigger

Jayzesake wrote: »

Anyone here ever managed to photograph a Purple Hairstreak?

I've never even seen one to be honest, in fact, I've never seen a Green Hairstreak either! According to J.M. Harding's 'Discovering Irish Butterflies & their Habitats' (which I highly recommend), they're rarely seen in Ireland. The habitat they prefer is Oak woodland and you know how rare they are here of course.

TopTec

Just a couple from my Trail cam which I downloaded today.

Gonna call him "Pete"






TT

Jayzesake

TopTec wrote: »

Just a couple from my Trail cam which I downloaded today.

Gonna call him "Pete"



TT

Wow!

What kind of trail cam (make, model, price) did you get those with, TT?

Jayzesake

Bonedigger wrote: »

I've never even seen one to be honest, in fact, I've never seen a Green Hairstreak either! According to J.M. Harding's 'Discovering Irish Butterflies & their Habitats' (which I highly recommend), they're rarely seen in Ireland. The habitat they prefer is Oak woodland and you know how rare they are here of course.

As I understand it, the main difficulty is that Purple Hairstreaks are found almost solely in the canopy of oaks, so unless you have a means of getting up there, forget it. I've never seen one either, despite being in a mixed oak wood on a very frequent basis. And one with plently of cliffs in the underlying terrain that allow you to be at, and slightly above, canopy level without any other special means of getting there, at that.

I did ask a butterfly nut - sorry, enthusiast - about them once and he told me he'd only ever seen them properly once, in Killarney NP, if I'm not mistaken, but that on that occasion the place was thick with them. I live in hope to witness something like that.

splish

Marsh Violet Viola palustris



Brooklime Veronica beccabunga

TopTec

Jayzesake wrote: »

Wow!
What kind of trail cam (make, model, price) did you get those with, TT?

It's this one from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acorn-Wildlife-Camera-Covert-Infrared/dp/B00873DB3K/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433076162&sr=1-2&keywords=acorn+trail+camera

Pretty much the best one in that price range. Had it for about 18 months and it is out in all weathers. Fiddly to set up but the picture quality is very good.

TT

keps

Big 'enlargement' so pretty grainy.

Lunch for the grey wagtail- along the Royal Canal today.






Great tit with some lunch also

splish

Common Vetch Vicia sativa



Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella

vistafinder

Rabbit
untitled-5325.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Fox Cub
untitled-5310.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

A busy Robin
untitled-5266.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Kestrel
untitled-4916.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

keps

Not so sure what bird this is?

Bonedigger

It's a Dunnock.

Capercaillie

A few from the farm:

Iris bed with no rank growth like previous years. Great growth. Corncrake calling in next field in rank nettles so hopefully he will relocate. Saw fox in it last night though. NPWS coming out to remove him


Main nettle bed almost 100% nettles now after 0.5% round-up and 10-10-20. Have ordered in 10 loads of rotten dung to extend it. When mowing going to leave 80 bales to rot to extend on other side of dung.


My new iris patch planted over last 8 months. Plenty of spikes:)


Irish Hare grazing the meadow.


Common Sandpiper on the beach at the end of farm.

keps

Once again Capercaillie - it's a real joy to see the efforts you are making!:)

splish

Common Blue Polyommatus icarus



Cream Wave Scopula floslactata

Nightforce 65X55

Took these ones today, in between Showers...

Nightforce 65X55

splish

Helophilus pendulus (a hoverfly)



Rhagio scolopaceus (a snipe fly)

Bonedigger

A House Martin gathering mud for its nest







A thirsty Goldfinch



Common Buzzard



A pair of Greenfinch





Yellowhammer

Nightforce 65X55

this is the first outing with the 500mm Mirror lens , it is extremely hard to hold steady , so ISO is bumped up and Shutter speed very fast to stop the shake. I hope you like the pics.... Ill have to put up a few posts , File size is too big for one....

Nightforce 65X55

keps

@Nightforce 65x55


The general arrangement on this and other threads on Boards is that Photos should be 800 Pix or thereabouts on their LONGEST side.


You are exceeding this by a large multiple - which as well as taking up large data space also makes the photos almost impossible to view.

Can you reduce the size?

Nightforce 65X55

keps wrote: »

@Nigghtforce 65x55


The general arrangement on this and other threads on Boards is that Photos should be 800 Pix or thereabouts on their LONGEST side.


You are exceeding this by a large multiple - which as well as taking up large data space also makes the photos almost impossible to view.

Can you reduce the size?

I will find out how to resize the photos , only new at digital photography so still learning the ropes. If I can I will resize the posted ones , Sorry about that ...

keps

@Nightforce 65x55


Don't worry too much about previous posts - just a 'heads up' for future pics:)

Nightforce 65X55

Nightforce 65X55

keps wrote: »

@Nightforce 65x55


Don't worry too much about previous posts - just a 'heads up' for future pics:)

No Problem , just found out how to do it , have re posted the last image as a trial run.

Thanks ,

splish

Bog Myrtle Myrica gale



Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago

Bonedigger

The Swallows completely evaded me yesterday, so I was determined not to fail today!

Swallows collecting materials for their nests







House Martin


I'm sure many of you are watching BBC's Springwatch at the moment, and if so, you will have seen the parasitic Flat-fly/Louse-fly on the Swifts in the nest box. The House Martin below had three or four running about its back when I photographed it; in fact, many of the House Martins had these parasites, but funny enough, I couldn't see any on the Swallows.




Greenfinch



Juvenile Robin



A young Starling

splish

Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia



Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum

Nightforce 65X55

These are a bit grainy , using a 500mm lens with ISO up around 3200 and Shutter speed at about 1/2500

keps

This morning Lucan Demesne

Blackcap




Hooded crow




Male bullfinch




Female Bullfinch



Dunnock( I hppe)