Some pictures I took recently

keps

As Trump would say - this is a Biglier photo


bigly

Hotei

keps wrote: »

As Trump would say - this is a Biglier photo


bigly

Well it's not a Chaffinch. It's a Linnet.

keps

Hotei wrote: »

Well it's not a Chaffinch. It's a Linnet.

Thanks Hotie for following this through

To tell truth I have no idea

Hotei

Plenty of butterflies seen on the bog yesterday:

Peacock






Female Brimstone






Zebra spider with prey




Red Lily Beetle




Carabus arvensis

emo72

Red lily beetle, is it a bit of a serious pest?

Hotei

emo72 wrote: »

Red lily beetle, is it a bit of a serious pest?

Not really. It isn't a threat to any native plant species, but is chewing the leaves of my beloved Snake's head fritillaries at the moment. I see them every year, but my fritillaries are thriving so I don't mind them.

New Home

Hotei wrote: »

Carabus arvensis

It looks like it's wearing an Aran jumper.

flyingsnail

2017_03_27_5870 , on Flickr

gzoladz

Peregrine falcon and Goldfinch

Hotei

Viola odorata var. dumetorum Sweet Violet
I found these in a hedgerow close to Pollardstown fen a couple of days ago. Sweet Violets are usually violet in colour and this is a less common variant. They usually flower earlier than both the Early Dog-Violet and Common Dog-Violet. As the name suggests, they have a rather sweet fragrance.






Vinca major Greater Periwinkle
I spotted this in a hedgerow close to Lullymore bog in Co.Kildare. Wood Anemones, Lesser Celandine and Primroses were also in bloom in the same hedgerow.




Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone




Primula vulgaris Primrose




Viola arvensis Field Pansy
Another member of the Viola family, and one I had not seen before. It was growing in a tillage field in late summer last year. A tiny gem of a flower!






Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold (Kingcup)
In flower at the moment in Pollardstown fen.

Myksyk

A few back garden visitors from the last few weeks ...

whyulittle

Raven brought in by a neighbour throwing out some scraps this evening

keps

Today

wren

ThunderCat

From yesterday - two different rooks, a jackdaw, starling and blackbird. Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

TopTec

Could you resize your pictures Thundercat?.... the images are so large I have to go hunting for the subject characters, and when I find them they are really good....

TT

ThunderCat

TopTec wrote: »

Could you resize your pictures Thundercat?.... the images are so large I have to go hunting for the subject characters, and when I find them they are really good....

TT

Thanks for the tip TopTec. I'm not sure how to do that but I'll mess around with it and figure it out!

ThunderCat

A few more from the day before yesterday.

Stonechat. Don't think I had ever seen one before.


Greenfinch. I've seen these guys before but not too often.


Blackbird. He posed for a long time like this. He was very obliging.


Open to correction but I think I see Fulmar, Kittiwake and Auk here. Oh and see if you can spot the Pidgeon.


Last but not least some Fulmar. Very handsome bird. I've never been lucky enough to be in close proximity to them until now.

ThunderCat

TopTec thanks for the advice yesterday but im struggling to find out how I can resize the images. Would it help if I used a different image hosting website? Im currently using Imgur.

ThunderCat

One last image from the same walk. No birds in this one however but I like it anyway. Now if only I could have got the little Stonechat to perch on the bush while at the same time a train was coming out of the tunnell. Ah well.

TopTec

Thundercat......here

http://www.picresize.com/

or here

http://resizeyourimage.com/EN/#transform=&page_no=1&no_of_pages=1&filename=3.jpg&selection_top=36&selection_left=108&selection_width=384&selection_height=292&zoom=912&demomode=true

The most popular size on here seems to be 1,024px × 678px. Yours are coming in at 1,920px × 1,280px. People with slow download speeds, I used to be one of them, have to wait an age for big pics to download.

Additionally, resizing can improve sharpness too. Keps or Hotei may come in with some advice.

TT

ThunderCat

TopTec wrote: »

Thundercat......here

http://www.picresize.com/

or here

http://resizeyourimage.com/EN/#transform=&page_no=1&no_of_pages=1&filename=3.jpg&selection_top=36&selection_left=108&selection_width=384&selection_height=292&zoom=912&demomode=true

The most popular size on here seems to be 1,024px × 678px. Yours are coming in at 1,920px × 1,280px. People with slow download speeds, I used to be one of them, have to wait an age for big pics to download.

Additionally, resizing can improve sharpness too. Keps or Hotei may come in with some advice.

TT

Great stuff, thanks.

Hotei

TopTec wrote: »

Thundercat......here

http://www.picresize.com/

or here

http://resizeyourimage.com/EN/#transform=&page_no=1&no_of_pages=1&filename=3.jpg&selection_top=36&selection_left=108&selection_width=384&selection_height=292&zoom=912&demomode=true

The most popular size on here seems to be 1,024px × 678px. Yours are coming in at 1,920px × 1,280px. People with slow download speeds, I used to be one of them, have to wait an age for big pics to download.

Additionally, resizing can improve sharpness too. Keps or Hotei may come in with some advice.

TT

I copy and paste an image size of 1024 x 678 from Flickr. I find anything smaller isn't as sharp. Going larger just doesn't look great. How are you uploading the images? Do you use an image host like Flickr? If not, I'd recommend signing up to Flickr, and it's free.

keps

robin

ThunderCat

Hotei wrote: »

I copy and paste an image size of 1024 x 678 from Flickr. I find anything smaller isn't as sharp. Going larger just doesn't look great. How are you uploading the images? Do you use an image host like Flickr? If not, I'd recommend signing up to Flickr, and it's free.

I might use Flickr instead then. At the moment I'm using Imgur. So i'll take the photo, wirelessly transfer it from the camera to my phone, from my gallery on my phone I upload it to Imgur and then in boards I am linking to my images that Imgur is hosting. But if Flickr will allow me to post my images in that 1024 x 678 size that you mentioned then I'll start using that instead. Thanks for the reply.

ThunderCat

Hopefully this is better

ThunderCat

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TopTec

Well done. Just the job.

TT

keps

Also 2day along the Dodder


goldfinch

keps

Spotted this guy on the Dodder near The Dropping Well

Thinking it might be a teal???
Can anyone confirm?

teal possibly


Added later

This is the female


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Zoo4m8

Teal it is keps...