Some pictures I took recently

Bonedigger

Lousewort - Pedicularis sylvatica



Cross Orbweaver Spider - Araneus diadematus


Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum

MeteoritesEire

was out taking macros of some meteorites today when this insect landed on my finger -unknown

keps

Grey Wagtail- trainline

Bonedigger

Three different species of Asplenium on the same wall

Maidenhair Spleenwort - Asplenium trichomanes


Rustyback Fern - Asplenium ceterach


Wall-Rue - Asplenium ruta-muraria

spookwoman

Immature Scarce Blue Tailed Damselfly by Spookwoman, on Flickr

axe2grind

spookwoman wrote: »

Immature Scarce Blue Tailed Damselfly by Spookwoman, on Flickr

Don't often see pics of this. This is a recently emerged female and the orange will turn green once it matures. The National records centre would like dragonfly/damselfly records.

spookwoman

Done place was full of blue tails and this orange thing stood out like a sore thumb at the car park

spookwoman

Logged as well seems not that common either
Mother Shipton moth by Spookwoman, on Flickr

keps

splish

Bog Beacon Mitrula paludosa


Cowslip Primula veris


Green tiger beetle Cicindela campestris


Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica


Mat-grass Nardus stricta


Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata


Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia


Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum

keps

Bonedigger

Not the greatest shot I'll admit,but it's the closest one I've got yet to a raptor with my relatively new 300mm. lens(I really do need a 400/500mm. lens!).What's curious about this shot though is how close the rabbits are to the Buzzard.The Buzzard clearly isn't a threat from that distance,or is it?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A buzzard is quite slow to take of from a low post like that. The rabbits would be long gone before he would be airborne enough to pounce.

You should be able to get a lot closer than that to a buzzard. A 300mm lens will get you the shot to want at some point.

Bonedigger

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

A buzzard is quite slow to take of from a low post like that. The rabbits would be long gone before he would be airborne enough to pounce.

You should be able to get a lot closer than that to a buzzard. A 300mm lens will get you the shot to want at some point.

You're absolutely right Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo,I could have got a lot closer,but I guess wearing a bright blue raincoat doesn't help!:D
What are the chances of that bird being in the same area from now on?Earlier that evening(in the same general area),it was being mobbed by magpies and hooded crows.I literally got one shot of that and it was further away than it was in the first image above.
Buzzard being mobbed by magpies(two magpies just visible below the buzzard):

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Buzzards hold territory at this time of year. It will be about for some time yet. Happy snapping!

whyulittle

woohoo!

Capercaille

whyulittle wrote: »

woohoo!

Is that the Sea Eagle from Mountshannon or did you find it on the Callows/Lough Boora???

whyulittle

It's one of the Mountshannon pair, about a kilometre out from shore.

emo72

whyulittle wrote: »

It's one of the Mountshannon pair, about a kilometre out from shore.

nice. real nice:)

splish

Yarrow Achillea millefolium flower bud

Bonedigger

Pied Wagtail


Collared Dove


Yellowhammer



Family of Stonechats(male,female and juvenile)




Dunnock

splish

Coal tit fledgling




Spotted flycatcher

Bonedigger

When you see fledglings sitting around like that,you realise how vulnerable they are to predation.

splish

Bonedigger wrote: »

When you see fledglings sitting around like that,you realise how vulnerable they are to predation.

Unfortunately found the coal tit fledgling dead on the road a few minutes ago.

Bonedigger

splish wrote: »

Unfortunately found the coal tit fledgling dead on the road a few minutes ago.

Sorry to hear that splish.
I probably jinxed the little guy;I shouldn't have opened my mouth.:(

dodderangler

Bonedigger wrote: »

;I shouldn't have opened my mouth.:(

So you admit you tried to eat him?

mikka631

Some macro shots from the garden today

trebor28

^^^Jebus!!:eek::eek::eek:

MeteoritesEire

seriously impressive macros---nice work

Eyepatch

Amazing -ly good!