Some pictures I took recently

Scotty #

The standard of photography in this thread is just getting better and better.

siledee

Scotty # wrote: »

The standard of photography in this thread is just getting better and better.

Agreed. And many thanks to all who contribute.

I'm thinking there is some seriously expensive equipment around to produce such fabulous photos.

F.R.

stupidusername wrote: »

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.

They are on the main lake in front of the library. There are a lot of foxes on campus, early morning is your best bet apparently around the residences by Fosters Avenue though I have seen them cutting through the car parks.

cfitz

An adder and a grass snake basking together in Neath, Wales on Thursday.

John mac

Rainbowsend

whyulittle

Went up to Lough Ree to catch the sunset this evening.....






Also caught first glimpse of a Tern, albeit slightly OOF.....






And one from earlier in the day.....

artieanna

Just wondering bagmagnet, what sort of camera you got.. you took some great close ups of aphids and a fly a few pages back! is it slr camera?

I just need so much more zoom than I have to hand....

E39MSport

Whats with the tie-wrap on the Pheasant?

CorkNest

Incubating great tit a few days ago, from a video - so that's probaby cheating a bit...

E39MSport

Just back from Ballynafagh. Plenty of Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers and Chiffchaff. Also saw some Bullfinches, Reed Bunting and a fleeting glance of our famous resident up there

E39MSport

Bit of a catastrophy in wildlife terms no doubt.

E39MSport

Taking shelter in the very high winds perhaps.

trebor28

whyulittle wrote: »

On a choppy Lough Ree today.....



Cormorant, on the rocks

more of a Jameson-on-the-rocks man myself!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D



as for your scat Q.
someone posted a pic of what they said was pine martin scat a few weeks ago.
it looked quite similar to yours but its was more of a wine colour. maybe yours is just an old scat thats lost its wine colour.

John mac

E39MSport wrote: »

Whats with the tie-wrap on the Pheasant?

I think he may have been hand reared. he was around the house for a few days,still hear him calling most days. (along with others. )

homerhop

A lot of game clubs who rear and release birds will tag them with different coloured wing tags or leg tags every year. This will let them know when a bird was released and also how far they are wandering from the rearing areas.

E39MSport

Looks a tad tight from the pic

paulusdu

Headed down to Loop Head on Sunday, great spot

Guillemots Stacked



Fulmar



Black Backed Gull (very protective)



Rock Pipit i think


I did see a pair of Coughs but they were just sticking to close to the cliff face to get a shot

One from outside the house
House Martin

Bagmagnet

artieanna wrote: »

Just wondering bagmagnet, what sort of camera you got.. you took some great close ups of aphids and a fly a few pages back! is it slr camera?

I just need so much more zoom than I have to hand....

I use a Fujifilm Finepix S2500HD. It's not a dslr, just a bridge camera. It has a 'super macro' mode which is good for really close-up shots, but you can't zoom in that mode, so you have to get quite close to the subject with the camera. It has 18x optical zoom, which is a nice feature too. I picked mine up for under €200, good value.

E39MSport

Very regular visitor to the garden over the past few days. Absolutely love the Dandelions. Looks like they might be building.



Stunning birds. Lucky enough to have a good population about.

Scotty #

paulusdu wrote: »

Headed down to Loop Head on Sunday, great spot

Paul any chance of getting a hi res link to that Black Backed Gull? Would make a nice wallpaper me thinks.

paulusdu

I'll dig one out for you Scotty

paulusdu

THis should be big enough for you

http://pix.ie/paulusdu/2300994/size/3668/in/album/394780

Scotty #

Perfect! Thanks a million. Great photo!

paulusdu

Rainbowsend,
that is a super shot of the grebe. What part of Lough Ree is that ?
My other half’s sister leaves in that area, so I could kill two birds with one stone (figuratively!!!!) if it was close.
I've never seen one before

whyulittle

Not to speak for Rainbowsend, but they mentioned in the Photography forum it was taken on Vartry Reservoir in Wicklow.

My shot was taken at Portlick Bay on Lough Ree. Accessed from Glasson village.

paulusdu

Cheers Whyulittle, I see it was you up in Lough Ree

I get confused easy
I must head there soon, looks a great spot

Rainbowsend

Thats correct "whyulittle" Thanks.....thought I had moved for a minete:D

trebor28

any ideas?

John mac

owl ?