Some pictures I took recently

thebishop

trebor28 wrote: »

whats this lad called again?

Speckled Wood.

borderlinemeath

thebishop wrote: »

This Cockchaffer crash landed into the glass door last night.

Snap, same thing happened to us last night - very dazed and confused cockchafer trying to get into the house! He was still on the doorstep when we headed off to bed but gone this morning so I assume he was eaten by somebody in the night. Large fella he was too.

V Bull

Good eye sight required here...

maxidublin

Just spent an hour looking back through the previous 30 pages.

Have to say, some absolutely stunning captures on this thread, and ive learned loads from some of the posters regarding the different species and habits of the animals in the pics.

Went for a stroll in the Park last week and brought the camera.

Friendly little fella let me get real close before leggin it...

scratchy by maxidublin, on Flickr

Duck sunbathing on the magazine fort

duck on a wall by maxidublin, on Flickr

maxidublin

This fella was also very timid.

16 by maxidublin, on Flickr


14 by maxidublin, on Flickr

trebor28

@V Bull, whats is the second bird in them pics above?
also do you know which bird the last one is? presume its a warbler of some sort?

Traonach

trebor28 wrote: »

@V Bull, whats is the second bird in them pics above?
also do you know which bird the last one is? presume its a warbler of some sort?

Second bird is female linnet.

Last bird from the habitat, shape and general colour is either a reed warbler or a sedge warbler. If head was more in focus the sedge supercillium would easily distinguish the two.

V Bull

Thanks trebor28, I agree with Traonach, female linnet and some kind of warbler, sorry for fuzzyness as it was a very long shot, I reckon about 200m + away, plenty of zoom & cropping to bring it up. Taken today, mid-morning in Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow.

Mothman

These have been posted elsewhere, but deserve to be here as well
Male Orange-tip


Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense



Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata

trebor28

Willow Warbler i think.


Greenfinch. they must be nesting nearby but havent a clue where. here them everyday but always a good bit away.


These two boyos were having a bit of a stand off, throwing a lot of shapes!



Wagtail sitting on the nest of 5 that i posted yesterday.

V Bull

You know, we take a lot of birds for granted. While sitting in the garden yesterday evening, I noticed a Dunnock hopping about with the Sparrows at the bottom of a tree, he made his way up through the branches to the top a began singing. I had never before heard them sing and was blown away by his little song, just beautiful. Here’s a snap of him...

E39MSport

^^ Lovely !! Thanks... he looks scared though

E39MSport

Not sure about some of these: -

Willow Warbler




Irish Damselfly?


Focussed on shadow by mistake - St. Marks?


Large white?


Speckled wood?

Cardynal

Getting up close and personal with some of the Swallows checking out the old nest sites at Wexford Reserve.

fred funk }{

Great thread folks.

Took this in Fota park over the weekend. Maybe one of you guys can put a name on it for me. Some stunning birds there especially the White Tailed Eagles.

fred funk }{

A couple of Eastern Grey Kangaroos chilling out in the mid afternoon sun.

Traonach

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Great thread folks.

Took this in Fota park over the weekend. Maybe one of you guys can put a name on it for me. Some stunning birds there especially the White Tailed Eagles.

Male Red crested pochard

Mothman

E39MSport wrote: »

Not sure about some of these: -
Irish Damselfly?

No, fairly sure it's female Variable Damselfly

Focussed on shadow by mistake - St. Marks?

Seems likely

Large white?

No, Large White has no or 2 spots on each wing. It's either a male small white or female Orange-tip. Not experienced enough to be sure. I suspect it's Small White because I expect to see the pattern on back of hindwing showing through if Orange-tip.

Speckled wood?

Yes

magnumlady

Having a rest by magnum_lady, on Flickr

F.R.

the UCD swans have cygnets






and it looks like there's more to come

Traonach

Round Leaved Sundew amongst Sphagnum Moss under Ling Heather



Bog Cotton



Bog Bean



Dandelion



Frog

Rainbowsend

Always searching for a decent spread of bluebells, this is the best I have found so far this year.

whyulittle

mmmmmm......yummy in my tummy......






Some from last week......

Rainbowsend

Cardynal

Any Ideas ?

Traonach

Cardynal wrote: »

Any Ideas ?

I'm guessing an ermine moth caterpillar.....

Mothman

Cardynal wrote: »

Any Ideas ?

Any idea what the host plant is?

I think it may be The Lackey. They overwinter as an egg batch and the larvae are gregarious.

Cardynal

Mothman wrote: »

Any idea what the host plant is?

I think it may be The Lackey. They overwinter as an egg batch and the larvae are gregarious.

Not sure what the plant was Mothman , quite possibly Blackthorn or Hawthorn , nestled between some Gorse bushes , very active little fellows , that's what caught my eye.

stupidusername

F.R. wrote: »

the UCD swans have cygnets

gorgeous! where in UCD are they? heard stories of foxes and the like in the grounds there, so was going to take a trip there sometime to see what I could find.

V Bull

Mrs. Coot & Family...


Baby Coot,