Some pictures I took recently

Thargor

Any tips for spotting them up in Lucan Demesne? I want to see them in the wild and have a couple of days off coming up...

keps

Thargor wrote: »

Any tips for spotting them up in Lucan Demesne? I want to see them in the wild and have a couple of days off coming up...

I will PM you

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yellowlabrador

A pied oystercatcher, Clonakilty bay

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Curlew and egret in clonakilty bay this afternoon.

keps

Ar mo shlí abhaile( ón 'wonderful barn' atá le feiceál) an tseachtain seo chaite

OpenYourEyes

yellowlabrador wrote: »

A pied oystercatcher, Clonakilty bay

A Eurasian Oystercatcher. Though they're black and white there is actually a seperate species called the Pied Oystercatcher thats found in Australia.

splish

Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus nymph

Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus nymph by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

OpenYourEyes

Some more Kittiwakes from Rockabill this summer.
All pics taken under NPWS license.

Kittiwake by Brian, on Flickr

Cliffside Kittiwakes by Brian, on Flickr

Clifftop Kittiwakes by Brian, on Flickr

Juvenile and Adult Kittiwake by Brian, on Flickr

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After I took that photo( above) of the duck framed by a broken branch with some river debris attached - I walked 30/40 metres further along the River.

I spotted a kingfisher flying back in the direction I had come from and tried to follow its flight.

Where did it land???

On that broken branch I had in close-up focus 2 minutes earlier Grrh

Interslice

Pyrola minor

Bonedigger

I've seen Red Squirrels many times in the past, but this is the first time I've managed to photograph one.:)

Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris

junospider

Taken on trail camera. North Kilkenny

dodderangler

Believe it or not it was 5 year old who spotted him first and pointing out he was a grey squirrel and he should be in his drey because winter is coming

Teach em young

junospider

Its august.

splish

Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus adult

Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus nymph

Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus nymph by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

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This morning

Interslice

Capercaillie

Forgive my nettle/iris obsession. Photos showing progress since last year. Lack of management of previous years really shows.


Nettle bed 2014. Full of ranks grass. No extra nettle were added for 2 years.



Nettle bed 2015. Near 100% nettles. Rank grass cut away by hand, nettle rhizomes and sods added. Sprayed with 0.5% round-up and 10-10-20


Iris bed 2014. Not mowed down and rank grass growth not removed. Iris growth poor.


Iris bed 2015. Mowed down in November and any residual rank growth cut away by hand. Each spike of iris got 10-10-20 in Spring


2nd nettle bed. No nettles just rank grass. 2014



2nd nettle bed. Nettles starting to take over. Mowed, sprayed and slash hook used to remove stubborn grass mats.

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Young moorhen





Nettles ( and Grey Wagtail)

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That's it - I'm off

Nightforce 65X55

Nightforce 65X55

This is the second sighting of the Yellow Bellied Slider in the River , this time a different Turtle and about a Mile away from my last sighting, looks like they are established in North Dublin....

Nightforce 65X55

Nightforce 65X55

A Very important Message from our Wildlife.....

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A Very important Message from our Wildlife.....

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I think that is a picture of a Med gull. The picture quality isn't the clearest but I think it is a 2nd year bird....

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