Some pictures I took recently

GreyEagle

keps wrote: »

Today/Dodder Milltown

An Egret appears once every 4/5 months in our 'neck of the woods'( or maybe that should read in our 'stretch of the river').

Don't know why - but they are spooked quite easily- as compared to the Heron - a click of a camera from 30 metres can send them on their way:(

Beautiful bird

I agree. I see them regularly on the Boyne but if I stop the bike to take a photo they are long gone before I get the camera out of the saddle bag.

Hotei

keps wrote: »

Dodder today


A pretty pair


Egret

Cracking shots!

keps

Thanks Hotei

I'm lucky insofar as I am retired and have plenty of time on my hands- also I live 20 metres from the Dodder

For instance yesterday I just covered 500 metres but got great shots of the LTT, that Heron and Cormorant , the 'hybrid' wagtail .. and then as a bonus I spotted the Egret. Hid behind a tree and stood watching and taking pics for 1 hour:)

Today I stood in the same spot near home for 2 hours- the 2 Dippers are still courting and she is still playing hard to get:pac:( will stick a video up later on the video thread.)

My fav from today.. they just love water..



Dipper

keps

BTW I realise I'm taking up far too much 'airtime' here so am going to give you all a break until the new year

If you like you can keep tabs on this flickr link


https://www.flickr.com/photos/127669355@N03/


It's hard to keep up with the mating rituals of the Dipper as it seems to happen over a long time and a lot of territory ... but this pic( hour of waiting) gives a glimpse of the male trying.. with the female turning her back


mating effort

quickbeam

keps wrote: »

BTW I realise I'm taking up far too much 'airtime' here so am going to give you all a break until the new year

Ah jayzus!!! Don't do that!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

New Home

Listen to Quickbeam the Wise, s/he makes sense!

bernard0368

vandriver

Behold the utter futility of capturing a kingfisher diving for fish on a crappy phone!
(It's the blue flash in the bottom right )

New Home

Well, you definitely captured the movement! :pac: It's still beautiful, if you ask me.

bernard0368

TopTec

A couple of images from my Otter cam, on my local river,,,




Note the change in level over a few days..



No otters yet though. Still a bit early as they come up from the Moy about 5 miles away.

TT

bernard0368

TopTec

Thats lovely Bernard. Where, When, How?

TT

New Home

Tiercel Dave wrote: »

Spanish Point, Co. Clare......

Remember this?

Well, guess what I just found! Yep, you guessed it, it's an answer!

Snowc

A poster actually guest correctly a few pages on but was told by the user Srameen that it definitely wasn't :rolleyes: Thanks for the update

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Snowc wrote: »

A poster actually guest correctly a few pages on but was told by the user Srameen that it definitely wasn't :rolleyes: Thanks for the update

I know you have an habitual problem with my posts and always append rolled eyes when referencing me but I still don't think its a Horsetail, as the ribs are fanned, or convergent, while Calamities consistently run parallel.

But, look, it's just an opinion.

OpenYourEyes

Snowc wrote: »

A poster actually guest correctly a few pages on but was told by the user Srameen that it definitely wasn't :rolleyes: Thanks for the update

Mod note: Check every ID thread and query in this forum and you'll find incorrect answers - there should be no digs at those who make genuine mistakes and get it wrong or differ in opinion.

OpenYourEyes

Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit - the top three species in Birdwatch Ireland's winter Garden Bird Survey almost every single year! This year's survey starts on Monday - see the blog post here for more info: https://birdscount.blogspot.ie/2017/11/irish-garden-bird-survey-201718.html

I took these three pictures today at East Coast Nature Reserve in Newcastle, Wicklow!


Blackbird (male) by Brian, on Flickr


Blue Tit by Brian, on Flickr


Robin by Brian, on Flickr

gzoladz

I went to look for otters to the Dodder, and found a seal!

This was between the Aviva and Ballsbridge

gzoladz

Saturday was interesting in the Dodder, I didn's see the otters but in addition to the seal got to see and photograph all the others you usually look for: kingfishers and even a sparrowhak.

However, the heron is the one that caught my attention for longer

keps

One from this morning- Cormorant giving itself a 'bath'


Cormorant having a wash



There were 2 of these kingfishers moving in close proximity - with the occasional 'flypast' today. Probably too early for any mating initiatives- but great to see them

kingfisher

keps

cormorant

Eyepatch

keps wrote: »

cormorant

Incredible colour and detail, Keps!

bernard0368

keps

bernard0368 wrote: »

Are there still juveniles around in December?

bernard0368

keps wrote: »

Are there still juveniles around in December?

No, it's an older image. Just going back through some files.

gzoladz

Nice bumping into Bernard today, along the Dodder.

No otters, but a show of kinfishers and a bad record shot of a sparrowhawk that got the little birds very agitated.

bernard0368

Good to meet you to Gustaf

Mickeroo

Feeders don't last long in this weather!

gzoladz

Hen Harrier (with small sensor camera)