Some pictures I took recently

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Honey Bee collecting pollen
untitled-8521.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Willow Warbler I think
untitled-8530.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

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Trying to get a bit fit for a Camino walk in September.. so I shove my camera into the rucksack as I head out.

These are 2 of loads taken 'automatically' from inside by the camera itself through the zip opening as I walked.. the shutter button obviously being set off by movement:):)


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Dair76

Your accidental photos are better than my deliberate ones. :pac:

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Real Rock Dove from Inishbofin. The rock dove are protected from interbreeding with feral pigeons by peregrines. Any feral pigeons/racing pigeons that stray to Island are predated by peregrine, they are less wary and easier to catch.

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Spotted this guy again today on my walk... I thought he looked a bit less sure footed and a bit older

A Doddery Dipper;)

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Selection of plants from BSBI Carlow field meeting in the Blackstairs at the weekend

Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Whorled Mint Mentha x verticillata by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Bog PimpernelAnagallis tenella by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

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IMG_4926 by niall.hirsch, on Flickr

Erhard's wall lizard (Podarcis erhardii)

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Two rare species in Ireland from yesterday, Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa & Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum

Green Figwort Scrophularia umbrosa by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

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grey heron

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Little rabbit by my aunts house today - some more were in the back field, their camouflage does them justice.



Edit: She texted me to say the rabbits have now officially polished off her laurel plants haha!

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Speckled Wood




Small Tortoiseshell




Ringlet




Red Admiral




Common Darter (A Green Shieldbug nymph can be seen just below the dragonfly)

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Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius

Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius by Ciarán Byrne, on Flickr

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Fledgling Kittiwake by Brian, on Flickr

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Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris






Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
A plant restricted to the eastern part of the country:






Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea

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On the wing by Adrian Sadlier, on Flickr

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Common Darter




Viviparous Lizard (juvenile)






Peacock butterflies




Male and Female Green Leafhoppers (the female is larger than the male)

catrat12

Very nice pics
I recently moved up to glencullen and the garden is full of gold finches and bull finch usual variety of tits and others there are sometimes curlews in the garden when the grass gets cut full of birds of prey as well just wondering keep seen a bird with a red head and red Brest looked it up think it could be red poll is this correct and also I set up an outdoor camera to see what's around at night but **** all around thought the place be alive with badgers

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A few from today’s stroll along the Dodder.

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Grey Heron near ‘sculpture’ at back of Dropping Well

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Dodder walk today

I thought this cormorant had ‘bitten off more than he could chew’ when I saw the size of the eel!

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He dragged it under the water numerous times and emerged in a new spot- so I missed a lot of action ... but he did manage to swallow it whole!

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This Grey Heron seemed unperturbed by people passing by! The wall is just beside the footpath.

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Another ringed Black-headed Gull in Bushy Park.
Reported it via Euring and using the letters was directed to their Polish site .. so it seems this bird was ringed in Poland... they said they will forward its history within 2 working days!

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Not sure what this is, but it just landed beside my small suburban garden pond.
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Fishy1 wrote: »

Not sure what this is, but it just landed beside my small suburban garden pond.
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Looks like a Common Darter to me.

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Snapped this dude on the attack
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Out for a walk other day and this guy swooped down for a kill

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Three dippers in close proximity today- Dodder

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One here



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Was pulling ragwort this morning before mowing. There were lots of bees out doing their thing. Came across this one and she was really large.
Anyone know its name, are they solitary bees.
BTW I carried the ragwort with bee attached and dropped it onto a growing ragwort plant behind the electric fence.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Base price wrote: »

Was pulling ragwort this morning before mowing. There were lots of bees out doing their thing. Came across this one and she was really large.
Anyone know its name, are they solitary bees.
BTW I carried the ragwort with bee attached and dropped it onto a growing ragwort plant behind the electric fence.

I think it's a Queen Buff Tailed

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Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

I think it's a Queen Buff Tailed

Thanks Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo. I just looked up Biodiversity Ireland website to find out more about them. Have lots of reading to do.
Here is another pic.

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grey heron

TopTec

That's a cracker Keps. Well don.

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dodderangler

Tayto park yesterday and what a day for it.
Amur leopard. Absolutely gorgeous animal and you can feel the power just looking at him