Some pictures I took recently

Zoo4m8

A beauty indeed...male Siskin

savagethegoat

I'm assuming this is a Siskin also but it looks larger. I can't keep up with the sheer number of birds today, some I don't really know what they are. Grey Heron just now getting mobbed by Rooks in the field, I failed to get a decent photo though

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Yes, Siskin with Redpoll and Goldfinch. Nice mix.

OpenYourEyes

March's Picture of the Month has just been posted:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057260006

Congrats to Vistafinder for a wonderful picture of Goldfinch's fighting mid-air!

keps

With all the hassle attached to the season, combined with the wet weather- hadn't been to Lucan Demesne for a while.

Was amazed at the water levels- one local told me the water at the weir hadn't been so high for 20 years. It is normally possible to get 3/4 way across by foot.





Didn't spot much wildlife - but it looks as if this little fella was enjoying his day out!

keps

Heron - Lucan Demesne 2day

savagethegoat

Siskins are taking over from the Goldfinches as the most active



Redpolls almost common



Not too frequent a visitor . Woodpidgeon

keps

The light was very poor this morning –so even with the ISO zapped up to 2000, I was only able to get the shutter speed up to 1/400th sec with the Tamron Zoom

Anyway this shutter speed suited fine with the photo of the static Heron



I suppose i should have known when I saw it extending its neck – that something might happen and that maybe that 1/400sec might not be fast enough- so apologies for the some blurred images.

Nightforce 65X55

Keps. Great photos there. I have never seen a heron dive into the water like that before. Fair play for getting the photos, conditions are far from good for photography today. Well done....

keps

Thanks Nightforce

I find it hard to believe that a heron could spot and catch a live/ swimming /underwater fish at the distance this guy did. I just wonder if it was a dead fish floating on the surface.

Hotei

Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »

Keps. Great photos there. I have never seen a heron dive into the water like that before. Fair play for getting the photos, conditions are far from good for photography today. Well done....

Why the link to a youtube clip showing the hunting of wildlife? Is this the appropriate forum for that?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Hotei wrote: »

Why the link to a youtube clip showing the hunting of wildlife? Is this the appropriate forum for that?

What link?

Hotei

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

What link?

Post #6476. The youtube link at the bottom? I can definitely see it.

Mickeroo

That link is the poster's signature and is separate from their actual post, they are free to link to their youtube channel in their signature if they want to. Signatures are policed by the site admins not forum mods.

Mickeroo

Mickeroo wrote: »

That link is the poster's signature and is separate from their actual post, they are free to link to their youtube channel in their signature if they want to. Signatures are policed by the site admins not forum mods.

Just to be clear, this is not up for discussion, I've deleted a couple of posts doing just that, any further discussion will be carded for backseat moderation.

If you have an issue with someone's signature then report it (click report signature instead of post after you hit the report button) or go into your boards profile and turn signatures off. As forum mods there is literally nothing we can do about signatures.

idnkph

taken during the summer from a boat in mullaghmore Co Sligo

http://s1239.photobucket.com/user/karlram/media/WP_20130730_002.jpg.html

savagethegoat

all dressed up , no where to go. The breakfast queue have a long wait ahead of them

OpenYourEyes

April's picture of the month was Bonedigger's picture of a Common Whitethroat, probably our most distinctive warbler species.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057260006

keps

Would you believe that as I rounded a corner in Lucan Demesne today –Isaw that heron dive again( talk about the 46A). Missed the actual dive on camera –but he did catch a fish.
( As mentioned yesterday – not sure if these are not dead fish floating )

keps

Another couple from Lucan Demesne today

treecreeper




robin





moorhen

gzoladz

From the last few days... my local patch is delivering outstanding wildlife lately


Cormorant


Song thrush


Red wing


Greenfinch


Herring gull


Little grebe


Pied wagtail


Kingfisher


Goldcrest

Nightforce 65X55

Caught him in A Live trap in the House , so got a few Photos before releasing him outside....

keps

From today in Lucan Demesne -the very last heron photo from me( for 2015:))

Not a favourite of anyone I'd say - but you do have to admire their elegance and patience!

keps

When I was putting on the kettle a while ago, I looked out the back window to see – absolutely no birds- quite unusual as the place is normally busy with those feeding or just sitting on hedges/ neighbouring trees.


Then I noticed this guy in the tree at the back of the garden – luckily my camera was nearby and I just got 2 photos( through the not so clean double glazing) before it took off.


It’s at least 20 minutes later and no bird has returned yet!






( Edit: at last a new bird to add to the Survey)

savagethegoat

would you think this is a Redwing? Taken at dusk a long way away at the top of a tree



I was actually trying to photo a Bullfinch at the time but it was pretty much impossible given the conditions.

OpenYourEyes

Mod:

May's picture of the month is of an Emperor Moth, having just laid its eggs - quite a sight, I'm sure you'll agree!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057260006

keps

Another year gone :eek:

Greenfinch
Back garden today




Best wishes to all for 2016

vistafinder

Goldfinch

untitled-4741.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

green and yellow

gannet

Nightforce 65X55

Happy New year to everyone on Boards.ie , thanks for looking at my photos through the year , hopefully 2016 will bring better opportunities to us all to get even better photographs . Have a great night and keep Safe.....