Some Nature Pictures I Took Recently - II (Seasonal Photos)

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Meteorite58

Whimbrel at Saleen Pier Ballylongford today.

Meteorite58

Goldfinch, Pied Wagtail and Rock Dove from today in North Kerry

lolie

Chaffinch looking for food



One of the resident starlings, i do enjoy listening to them on their perch mimicking other birds.
So far I've heard a crow, curlew, buzzard, hen, blackbird, duck, magpie, even a fox amongst other noises.

Meteorite58

Great Birdsong this evening.

pottokblue

Meteorite I love the perspective of your Goldfinch in flight over the daisies he looks like a feathered butterfly.

I've two robins hanging around this week and I've noticed that one of them is able to do birdsong while not dropping the worm in his mouth

Meteorite58

pottokblue wrote: »

Meteorite I love the perspective of your Goldfinch in flight over the daisies he looks like a feathered butterfly.

I've two robins hanging around this week and I've noticed that one of them is able to do birdsong while not dropping the worm in his mouth

Thanks pottokblue. Interesting observing the birds and seeing their different personalities , some of the Robins are quite tame but I think the younger ones are a bit more stand offish, I do think the birds watch us too and get to know us and begin to trust us more with time.

3wayswitch

Had the day off work today so I grabbed my camera and headed off on my bike:

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Yellow Hammer below bird feeder

cnocbui

What do you mean you don't like my cats?

cnocbui

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Wren

Meteorite58

Bit far away and not the clearest but had an interesting tussle between a Grey Crow and a Buzzard here near Tralee today.

3wayswitch

Seagulls, a Black Guillemot, and I'm not sure what the last ones are...

IrishZeus

Sand pipers, I think?

lolie

Few of Bobby today, between catching insects and coming inside for mealworms he was full time feeding his brood today until near 9pm.

Tiercel Dave

IrishZeus wrote: »

Sand pipers, I think?

and some Sanderlings.....

Ulmus

Reddish waders are Dunlin?

deadlybuzzman

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I seen some scrape marks on the hedge very close to the house lately so I put up a trailcam expecting to see a badger or a little sika deer not this horse of a thing.
For perspective it's eyes would be at about my chin level. I know the resolutions not great but I'd love if anyone could I.D. the species for me

IrishZeus

Hard to tell from the pic, but from the short tail and what looks like a white rump patch, I’m guessing a female red deer.

deadlybuzzman

IrishZeus wrote: »

Hard to tell from the pic, but from the short tail and what looks like a white rump patch, I’m guessing a female red deer.

Wow it was only on Saturday that I found out we even have red deer in sligo. I just thought they were limited to kerry

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Grey Wagtail in flight

Means Of Escape

Apologies for the poor photo
Spotted the bird
Stopped the car just before the falcon took off (top left )

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Grass grazing pigeon

pottokblue

3wayswitch I like the way one of the deer is pulling a raspberrry at you.
Lolie Bobby looks like hes unwilling to share his mealworm treat

glaswegian

lolie wrote: »

Few of Bobby today, between catching insects and coming inside for mealworms he was full time feeding his brood today until near 9pm.

Beautiful pictures, he's a wee stunner.

3wayswitch

pottokblue wrote: »

3wayswitch I like the way one of the deer is pulling a raspberrry at you.

I like to think he was blowing that raspberry at the bird flying towards him

floatwinner

Saw this little guy yesterday.

glaswegian

glaswegian

Sand piper?