Some pictures I took recently

splish

Wood white Leptidea sinapis

thyme

I was wondering why this Jay wasn't flying away from me this morning.


And this is why, Jay junior was hiding on the forest floor.
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Clearpreso

Peregrine chicks looking all grown up in Dalkey earlier

keps

The light was a bit better today



Feather Falling

keps

I wonder is it possible that a Heron would be 'attacked' by a crow- that is what seemed to be happening when I was out for a walk this morning by the Liffey

sdevine89

Garden Robin by StephenDevine, on Flickr

dodderangler

keps wrote: »

I wonder is it possible that a Heron would be 'attacked' by a crow- that is what seemed to be happening when I was out for a walk this morning by the Liffey

It's possible the heron was looking about the nests for young birds to eat and the crow chased it off

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Crows and many other birds will harry large birds in their territory. Sometimes the mobbing causes the heron to regurgitate food but that is not the intended consequence, which is to remove a perceived predator from the area.

keps

Liffey at Lucan Demesne this morning

splish

Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator

emo72

keps wrote: »

Liffey at Lucan Demesne this morning

Is that a juvenile?

whyulittle

Shannon sunrise this morning










Black-headed Gull






Grey Heron




Swift




Cinnabar Moth




Lost in the mist

keps

emo72 wrote: »

Is that a juvenile?

Sorry - I don't know

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

emo72 wrote: »

Is that a juvenile?

Looks like it. The bill on a juvenile is much darker than an adult.

keps

Jazlyn Incalculable Yo-yo wrote: »

Looks like it. The bill on a juvenile is much darker than an adult.

This is another shot if it's any use

thyme

Came across this moth (I think) at a stream in the forest this evening.
Would it be Beautiful Carpet does anyone know. It's a bad photo, it would not stay still long enough.

Zoo4m8

Pretty sure it is, long time since I've seen one..

whyulittle

My first Elephant Hawk Moth






Whooper Swan




Great or Lesser BBG?




Mayfly type thing...

Bonedigger

The Elephant Hawk Moth is a beautiful looking creature.:)

keps

stevensi

Great or Lesser BBG?




Hi,

That's a LBBG. You can tell by the leg colour. The LBBG has yellow legs and the GBBG has pinkish legs.

Regards

V_Moth

thyme wrote: »

Came across this moth (I think) at a stream in the forest this evening.
Would it be Beautiful Carpet does anyone know. It's a bad photo, it would not stay still long enough.
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Beautiful Carpet all right. A widespread species in Ireland:

http://www.mothsireland.com/images/1748.gif

V_Moth

My best ever nights moth trapping - Convolvulus & Elephant Hawkmoths plus a whole host of other goodies .

Convolvulus HM is a rare migrant to Ireland (mainly late summer/autumn) and is the second largest moth species regularly recorded here.

keps

A meadow brown perhaps?

V_Moth

keps wrote: »

A meadow brown perhaps?

Indeed!

KJ

A few photos from Vondelpark in Amsterdam.

Egyptian Goose


White Stork


Rose Ringed Parakeet

Bonedigger

Speckled Wood


Small White

hairyfairy00

keps

I break the 'recent' rule here as this is not new- I took it some time ago on the boat from Doolin to Inis Oírr

I think it's a fulmar?

Zoo4m8

'Tis indeed..