Some pictures I took recently

F.R.

Mothman wrote: »

Are many of the Phoenix Park deer tagged?

The fawns are tagged each year by UCD and the Park Rangers. They also record the gender and take fur samples. There are extensive studies on the herd each year. Obviously some fawns are missed year but the majority are tagged.

joeKel73

Mothman wrote: »

Are many of the Phoenix Park deer tagged?

Facebook really is unavoidable these days...

E39MSport

Whispered

What a brilliant thread.

My first contributions

Anybody idea what the light oily film might be on the water? There are no drains or anything into the pool.





Anybody know what these wild flowers are?








These ones were taken a few months ago, just coming into winter.

splish

Whispered wrote: »

Anybody know what these wild flowers are?

They look like Common Dog-violet and Primrose

E39MSport

trebor28

Pied Wagtail

Swallows

Thrush.


anyone able to tell me which thrush it is?
bad pic i know, but they're nesting in a tree around my place and i cant get a decent pic of them.

E39MSport

whyulittle

Another afternoon well spent chasing birds around town! :P





















All capped off with a male Sparrowhawk (I think) circling high over Athlone Lock

E39MSport

^^ nice

trebor28

WUL,
whats the gull in the 4th pic down got?
looks like a miniature bread roll:D

trebor28

my thrush from above is a Mistle thrush.

seen him chase away a few jackdaws with absolute reckless abandon!

Scotty #

vandriver wrote: »

My first use of Lightroom 3.As a complete novice,it seems to deliver.

This is a great photograph!

whyulittle

trebor28 wrote: »

WUL,
whats the gull in the 4th pic down got?
looks like a miniature bread roll:D

Don't know what it was exactly. Some sort of multi-coloured sweet or marshmallow I think.

mike65

Anyone know if big early bumblebees are a sign of a warm summer?


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/mike65/bumblebee.jpg

Rainbowsend

Have been trying for ages to get one in flight.

Rainbowsend

Bagmagnet

Some small creatures about the garden today:

Aphids:


Spider (I think it's Pardosa amentata, but not sure)


And a fly feeding:

Cul a cnoic

Rainbowsend wrote: »

Have been trying for ages to get one in flight.

Snap, I caught one also, it was just hovering over me and luckily I had the camera in my hand..


Bumblebees at work




And I believe its a diving beetle, about 30mm long.

E39MSport

The quality of the photos is staggering. Well done all above. Lovely to look at. Thanks

boneless

E39MSport wrote: »

The quality of the photos is staggering. Well done all above. Lovely to look at. Thanks

I agree! There are some amazing images here! I'm jealous . I can never frame a decent shot. Well done all.

thebishop

This Cockchaffer crash landed into the glass door last night.

splish

Irish Spurge Euphorbia hyberna


Pine Marten Scat

trebor28

not doubting you splish, but how does one know its pinemartin scat?

splish

trebor28 wrote: »

not doubting you splish, but how does one know its pinemartin scat?

It was pointed out to me by a lecturer on a fieldtrip to Killarney National Park. I think the berries that you can see in the scat are Yew Taxus baccata berries.

whyulittle

A pair of Rooks were collecting material of old reeds down by the river








Not sure if this is the same Heron as the other day, or how many are in Town




Not quite nature, but the lads lost their ball from a park on the Westmeath side. Was about to reach me on the Roscommon side, when this fella in his boat picked it up and brought it back to them!

Cardynal

A couple of little ones tonight , all from Tacumshin.

trebor28

Mistle thrush with some grub for there young ones.
went out this morning and and they were kicking up an awful commotion. then i saw what looked like a Sparrowhawk flying away. dunno if he got anything though.


whats this lad called again?

whyulittle

trebor28 wrote: »

whats this lad called again?

Funny, noticed that very same type of butterfly in the garden this morning.

Plus is that Thrush very pale looking?

trebor28

whyulittle wrote: »

Funny, noticed that very same type of butterfly in the garden this morning.

Plus is that Thrush very pale looking?

perhaps, finding it hard to get a decent shot of them. need to get a better camera too.