Some pictures I took recently

Cul a cnoic

stupidusername wrote: »

Some from stephens green today:


don't know what any of these are:









I'm guessing these are geese, but don't know


same, all taking off

1) This is a Wheatear
2) Looks like a Turnstone
3) Heron (crane)
Last photos I think are Brent geese

1squidge

Wren singing.

Cul a cnoic

EDIT, was answering a very old post there. Ignore this

whyulittle

Had tried keeping them out of the chimney, but I've given up! They are more persistant than I am!

trebor28

Chiffchaff. i download an app to my ipod which has a few bird calls on it. one is the chiffchaff call. i drove this lad mad with it, he was flying over and back among the trees trying to find where the bird was.



the local gun club released some pheasants around the area. these two were just wandering along the road not a worry in the world to them. got to within spitting distance of them.

splish

trebor28 wrote: »

Chiffchaff. i download an app to my ipod which has a few bird calls on it. one is the chiffchaff call. i drove this lad mad with it, he was flying over and back among the trees trying to find where the bird was.

Hey trebor28, just thought Id bring this to everyones attention as I only recently became aware of "tape luring" through Birdwatch Irelands facebook page.

There have been a number of posts on this page recently mentioning the use of MP3’s and phones to play songs and calls to birds in order to see and photograph them more easily – also known as ‘tape luring’.

We would just like to inform our friends here that we would discourage this practice for a number of reasons. Whilst not physically interfering with the birds, the call of a rival causes a physiological reaction in birds – the well known ‘flight or fight’.
This can be stressful and can cause and interruption in nest building, foraging etc., and in extreme cases could cause birds to abandon their territory or even nests if they perceive there is a bigger, more aggressive rival in the area.

It also should be noted that ‘tape-luring’ in the breeding season could well constitute an offence under the wildlife act, as it could be construed as ‘reckless disturbance’.

We are bringing this to your attention as we know that everyone here on this page has a deep love and respect for birds and would not want any harm to come to them unnecessarily. Thank you for your attention.

Cul a cnoic

Red Stag 8PM this evening



Dead Whale 6:30PM this evening. It maybe a Pilot Whale but not sure, looks like its been there more that a few days.

paulusdu

Wow, two stunning sights. Where did you come accross the whale ?

Bagmagnet

Bee collecting pollen


Beetle (missing a leg). Does anyone know what species this is?:

gwjones42

My sister took this pic of what we have recently found out is a "Rock Dove" while standing on top of the Empire State Building in New York. She was trying to take a scenery picture and got this guy in the frame as well!

Rainbowsend

And he really was THAT yellow, so much so I thought it was a canary at first

Cul a cnoic

paulusdu wrote: »

Wow, two stunning sights. Where did you come accross the whale ?

The whale is at the Boat Strand, behind the airport at Carrickfin in West Donegal. The deer was in Ranafast, about a mile as the crow flies from the whale.

V Bull

Some photos from Kilcoole today.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but do it gently.....:)

Reed Bunting..

Sky Lark..

A Diver (Loon), type unknown..

Tern..

Pheasent..

Shag..

Grey Heron in flight over Little Grebe..


And from Wexford last week.
Yellowhammer..

Meadow Pipit..

Turnstone..

Traonach

V Bull wrote: »

Some photos from Kilcoole today.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but do it gently.....:)
Diver (Loon), type unknown..

Tern..

All other birds are correct.:)
The diver is a red throated diver beginning moult into summer plumage. Note the upturned bill of this diver.

The tern is a sandwich tern. By far our largest breeding tern. Large long Black bill with yellow tip. Shortish tail streamers.

emo72

ha ha. its a great photo. that pigeon has attitude!

Rainbowsend

Excellent range of birds VBull, well done.

Bsal

I was driving through Edenmore in Dublin today and noticed a Heron just standing on the football pitch, I seen him a couple of weeks ago in the same spot but on the crossbar of the goals. Taken on the camera phone.

whyulittle

She's back! Unfortunately she picked another dull, overcast day to visit.

She was right in amongst the feeders when I walked out, never spotted her until she took flight! She flew down the garden and perched in the big tree.

There is a lot of red between eye and mouth. I'm presuming she fed not long before, and isn't any sort of injury. Looked at my previous shots of her, and can't see anything in them.

F.R.

Beetle (missing a leg). Does anyone know what species this is?:
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Looks like one of the longhorns, Rhagium bifasciatum, I think.

Cardynal

A few from the Springtime Garden.
1 Kettle nest the Robin's have been using for the past few years.
2 Treecreeper , poor quality but another 1 for my garden list.
3 Squabbling Sparrows.
4 Spring Lambs.

Traonach

A very ill looking bumble bee heavily infested with what I think are variola mites.:( Tree is Irish Bird Cherry

Bagmagnet

Greenfinch, possibly suffering from salmonella infection:


Redshank:


Oystercatcher:


I think this is a Whimbrel, but not sure:


Pied Wagtail:

E39MSport

Thats a seriously relaxed Greenfinch.

jmkennedyie

Juvenile:


I was gobsmacked to spot this juvenile on some rusted steel I pulled out of the Liffey, so imagine how I felt after I pulled out rubbish with four of these guys inside:

Adult:


Details and Youtube clip here:
http://clanecommunity.ie/2011/04/close-encounters-with-a-lobster/

A fully protected species. Hopefully the brooding female was not too put out by the encounter. All returned back to the river.

Rainbowsend

E39MSport wrote: »

Thats a seriously relaxed Greenfinch.

Or a seriously ill one!

stupidusername

was that the sick greenie bagmagnet?

Bagmagnet

Rainbowsend wrote: »

Or a seriously ill one!

stupidusername wrote: »

was that the sick greenie bagmagnet?

Yeah, forgot to mention it in previous post. Think there's an outbreak of salmonella affecting some greenfinches and house sparrows around here. Dirty feeding areas most likely. The greenfinch in the last picture flew off soon after it was taken. Saw a sparrow with signs of some kind of infection. Hope it doesn't keep spreading.

V Bull

I went down to the Boora Bog today to try a snap a Partridge, lots around but too far away any very very shy to get a good shot, lots of things to photo..

Sleeping Hare..got within 10feet to him and then backed off..left him sleeping..


Chaffinch..


And something different..

sables2

Love the plantation of colours and especially the Chaffinch V Bull

doctor evil

Traonach wrote: »

A very ill looking bumble bee heavily infested with what I think are variola mites.:( Tree is Irish Bird Cherry

Isn't it possible to tip the bee (get it onto a stick) into tepid water to get rid of the mites? or is that for a different breed of mite.