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Some pictures I took recently
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Saw my first pheasant (first in Lucan Demesne that is) today on the far bank and was intrigued to watch him dig a hole with his beak and legs and indeed wings...and then sit in it!!
Went looking on google for a possible explanation : I quote
Like many birds, Pheasants take frequent dust baths, raking their bills and scratching at the ground, shaking their wings to sweep dust and sand into their feathers, lying on their sides and rubbing their heads. Dust-bathing probably removes oil, dirt, parasites, dead skin cells, old feathers, and the sheaths of new feathers.
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Hadn't seen my friends the reed buntings for a few days and assumed they had gone back fulltime to the Rye, Royal Canal or Liffey - all of which are quite close.
Then this evening at 7.05pm newtime - this guy appeared outside the kitchen window. I was peeling a few carrots at the time but got the camera and took a pic..he just looked around for a while and then took off.
I feel really privileged to have had him and his mates in the garden for 4/5 months and pretend to myself that when looking in the window he was saying .. 'thanks for the seeds during those cold winter months and see you next year':)
PS - only for this site I would not know a reed bunting from any other bird!0 -
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Lucan Demesne
My first time seeing one of these! A Wood Duck I believe.
That is a branch of a fallen tree and is only a foot or so above the water.
I waited for a while in the hope that it might take to the water... but it seemed quite happy where it was.
Added later -additional photo to show river
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IMG_2551 by zebrano1812, on Flickr
IMG_2571 by zebrano1812, on Flickr
IMG_2576 by zebrano1812, on Flickr
IMG_2581 by zebrano1812, on Flickr
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Pictures from the farm:
Barnacle geese. The last few left on peninsula before migration.
Golden Plover at beach at end of farm. A few moulting into summer plumage.
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Skylark singing on farm, 30-40 birds present.0 -
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Some more of the Raft Spider today
Two things about this pic. The shadow of the surface tension under it 'feet' is cool to see, and the cloudy white patch it has left behind under the blade of grass. I didn't notice it at the time, but I presume it has just spun the silk straight into the water?
I spotted this little Wheatear as I was leaving, my first of the year. Also the most confiding I've ever found.
Meanwhile, back at home the Raven was by again...
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