Some pictures I took recently

Nerin

all manner of beasties and birdies been around my house lately, or the forest across the way.

Nerin

apologies on the two deer pics, only had my phone to snap it.
hedgehog has been hanging around the steps of my house, and the birdfeeder is hanging right beside my window, so i can get nice closeups.
the fish are in our pond, this years babies

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Sorry, maybe it's my PC but apart from the 2 Hedgehog shots eveything else is a blur.
What time of day was this Hedgehog photographed at? It appears to be during the day; in which case I would have concerns for its' health.

Nerin

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

Sorry, maybe it's my PC but apart from the 2 Hedgehog shots eveything else is a blur.
What time of day was this Hedgehog photographed at? It appears to be during the day; in which case I would have concerns for its' health.

about 7 o clock in the evening. after staring at me for a while, he scurried off. hes been around the last few weeks

mukki

this forum could do with a "nature picture i took revently" sticky would it be okay if i posted a few pics in this thread too?

fluffyVW

mukki wrote: »

this forum could do with a "nature picture i took revently" sticky would it be okay if i posted a few pics in this thread too?

I like that idea of the "nature picture I took recently" I would love to see other peoples nature photos!!!

boneless

Done.:)

fluffyVW

boneless wrote: »

Done.:)

YAY!!! Thats awesome!!! :D:D

Do we need any rules or anything??? Well I suppose just keep it in the "Nature" area!!!

I will post some soon and I will keep them as "Naturey" as I can!!! Lol!!!

Can't wait to see some of everyone elses!!!

Roen

Nature or Naturist?

Roen

Right, Common Blue Damselfly, Carrigavantry lake near Tramore, Co. Waterford.

sesswhat

Noticed a Long Eared Owl having a bit of a snooze on the electric fence in the back garden at 6am. Got as close as I could without disturbing the bird but could have done with a decent camera.

Roen

Fair play sesswhat, I've never gotten that close to an owl before, and now that I think of it I may have never even seen one!

lightening

This dude was outside my house staring at me and my dog.




This big fella was on Kippur mountain in Wicklow!

fluffyVW

Roen wrote: »

Right, Common Blue Damselfly, Carrigavantry lake near Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Wonderful dragonfly shot you got!!! Such a clear picture and love the blue!!! I managed to get a shot of a Dragonfly down in the bog but not as good as yours!!!

sesswhat wrote: »

Noticed a Long Eared Owl having a bit of a snooze on the electric fence in the back garden at 6am. Got as close as I could without disturbing the bird but could have done with a decent camera.

Thats amazing!!! Never seen one wild like that before!!! Such a beautiful bird!!! He was having a good snooze!!!:D

I have this shot of a barn owl...



But he's not wild unfortunately, this was taken at a county fair in Emo Court, Portlaoise, County Laois.

fluffyVW

lightening wrote: »

This dude was outside my house staring at me and my dog.


This big fella was on Kippur mountain in Wicklow!

We posted at the same time there!!!

The fox looks like a demon!!! Haha!!! Nicely spotted!!!

Alun

Feral goats on Cullentragh, looking out over Derrybawn ridge (Wicklow Mountains).



A crab spider catching a bee (taken in my back garden!).



Same beastie trying to look all scarey

boneless

I am loving the images folks! Don't worry about them being a bit non-professional; the sheer spontanuity of them can be effective too .

I love the long eared owl by the way... you were so lucky to get it perched for so long. I am a tiny bit jealous too !


Thank you one and all.

Alun

Some close-ups of our two native insect eating plants, the sundew and the butterwort I took yesterday up in the Wicklow Mountains. There seems to be a good number of them about this year compared to others for some reason .. maybe it's all the rain seeing as they grow in boggy conditions.

I also got literally within 10 feet of a young deer on a forest track that didn't seem at all worried by my presence, but didn't manage to get decent photo.

donalglackin

just a few shots i took over the summer. i dont know how to upload them onto boards but yo can find them on my flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51029340@N00/sets/72157604198086836/

Trojan911

Took these at Kennedys Farm, near Killarney, yesterday.

sesswhat

Great variety of species on here so far!

Here is a Common Green Grasshopper in the back garden (I call it the garden but it's really an acre of untamed grass at the back of the site). It seems to attract a good variety of wildlife. This is where the owl pictures were taken as well.

Kaldorn

A Heron in citywest

Beef

Having a right go at each other this morning. Great to watch!

lightening

A very brave fox cub checking me out after surfing.

fluffyVW

Buzzard?

It was huge!!! Beautiful bird!!!

ODD-JOB

lightening wrote: »

A very brave fox cub checking me out after surfing.

Is that a bit of fishing wire stuck in the foxes side ?
It shows in all 4 photos

Liked the Buzzard Photographs ! Resident bird?

fluffyVW

ODD-JOB wrote: »

Is that a bit of fishing wire stuck in the foxes side ?
It shows in all 4 photos

Liked the Buzzard Photographs ! Resident bird?

Sorry, how do you mean a resident bird?
I first spotted it a month ago and to my knowledge this is the first time one has been spotted in my locality

Hammiepeters

Probably not resident. Most likely an immature bird. Particularly at this time of year there is a dispersal of the the Buzzard population resulting in birds turning up almost everywhere. last year I saw one at Heuston station. They are common along the east coast at the moment. Balbriggan and Blanchardstown area are good spots to see them. If they are resident in an area you will see them frequently through the breeding season.

lightening

ODD-JOB wrote: »

Is that a bit of fishing wire stuck in the foxes side ?
It shows in all 4 photos

No, its just a bit of marram grass. I had a good look at him. Very healthy.

gversey

lightening wrote: »

A very brave fox cub checking me out after surfing.

Great pics , was it Killiney by any chance??

lightening

No, not sure if I should post details, is there assholes who would want to harm it out there? Halloween coming up and all.

gversey

lightening wrote: »

No, not sure if I should post details, is there assholes who would want to harm it out there? Halloween coming up and all.

Understand.. just wondering.

lightening

I'm a dope... PM you now :rolleyes:

amerden

Best of friends.

Hogzy

this is one of the best threads and some of the best pictures iv seen in a long time. keep em coming

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masteroftherealm

Dont know if this is the right place but can anyone tell me what type of birdys these are?
Can supply better pics if needed.

tricky D

Looks like a European Goldfinch to me

http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/goldfinch.htm

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/goldfinch/index.asp

lots here
http://www.photobirdireland.com/showPhotos.asp?id=7

gerky

Yep Goldfinch, they are a lovely bird and make great sounds but where food is involved they can be wicked little yokes with other birds:)

CamperMan

Roen wrote: »

Right, Common Blue Damselfly, Carrigavantry lake near Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Nice shot, amazing colour!!

mukki

don't like getting snow on the camera so not a great shot sorry

what the hell are these???




edit...

a 3rd one showed up, so i decided to throw them some bread

toasted the bread as it was in the freezer
decided not to break it up so that icould throw it form a distance
snuk out hid behind a car, chucked one slice and it went over the fence
chucked the second slice a bit lighter and hit one of them on the head, 2 seconds later i could bearly make them out as the way so far away

jmkennedyie

Look like Snipe to me (http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=328, http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/snipe/index.asp). Another possibility is Woodcock (http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/w/woodcock/index.asp) but barring on back of head doesn't seem to match. Well spotted!

custom900

masteroftherealm wrote: »

Dont know if this is the right place but can anyone tell me what type of birdys these are?
Can supply better pics if needed.

Greenfinch, the goldfinch has a red cap and is more striking.

Judgement Day

custom900 wrote: »

Greenfinch, the goldfinch has a red cap and is more striking.

They are Goldfinches NOT Greenfinches. When in doubt try a simple search on Google Images and it will almost always bring the correct result.

sesswhat

It's that time of year when the foxes can often be seen out and about during the day. I spotted these two last week and had the video camera in the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0CQCIElv3Y

custom900

Judgement Day wrote: »

They are Goldfinches NOT Greenfinches. When in doubt try a simple search on Google Images and it will almost always bring the correct result.

Oops, muy bad, didnt look closely enough.:rolleyes:

whitneysegura

very cool pictures, I liked them very much! Keep it up

Amtmann

I met a big hare on the road west of Cullahill in County Laois today. I didn't want to risk hurting him, and because he seemed happy to stay on the road for a bit, I stopped the car and watched him for a while. Then he hopped off into a field and went about his business.

mukki

found this thing under a massive log on the lawn yesterday, what is it?

i'm in meath












relax he was about 2 inches long


edit.... oh my god i just spotted the eggs, sad now

tricky D

Could be a Smooth Newt

mukki

tricky D wrote: »

Could be a Smooth Newt

i googled them and the live near water, i am about 5miles from a lake, but.......


every night at around this time 12 swans fly by about 50 feet above the roof of the house, followed by about 15 swans 2mins later (they have been doing this for centuries, wonder if they dropped him or dropped unhatched eggs

i am soooo going to make a large pond on the lawn this year

John Griffin

Trying out some new gear today, first time out in a while.