Some pictures I took recently

trebor28

swifts need our help! wrote: »

Trebor, the sound you hear is the alarm call

presume you mean the alarm call of the Willow Warbler??

mikka631

whyulittle

Tiny little flower in a meadow




Baby Robin?




First female Blackcap




Cormorant flyover

thyme

Enjoying the early morning sunshine.

Cardynal

Lovely pics Whyulittle , the Blackcap is a beauty , the flower is a Water Forget-me-not.

Cardynal

Been waiting a few days to get a shot of this little guy , heavily cropped i'm afraid.

thebishop

Spotted these growing on a rock by the sea today.

cscook

#993 - certainly looks like a baby robin to me. The cormorant photo is great - I usually only see them at eye level barrelling up the Liffey.

whyulittle

meh, eye level sounds pretty good to me!

Rainbowsend

Not sure all the characteristics of a swallow, except very pale wings no blue on their backs, maybe juvenile or Martins?

Stoner

trebor28

waiting for mom to pick them up. another two on a branch above!

Blackcap

Willow Warblers

trebor28

My first Yellowhammer, i think.

Cardynal

Another run through from this guy this morning , also had a quick visit from a young female yesterday , wonderful birds.

Traonach

@ Stoner. It is a male linnet.
@ Trebor. It is a male summer yellowhammer

E39MSport

One of a few sedge Warblers giving it loads in the meadow field next to the house. Taken at 500mm at about 30 metres.

whyulittle

Quick one from the garden this evening.

Cul a cnoic

Seen this otter run onto the road in front of me this evening and he wasn't waiting for his photo to be taken. Just managed to get the camera out in time before he disappeared. Very surprised to see one as it was only 50 yards from the house here and its really only a very very small stream that he was using..







Heron taken yesterday evening, less than a hundred yards from the house


Taken one evening at the weekend, from the back of the house.


And in the garage at the weekend, 2 Bluetits, sadly neither survived. Found both dead the following morning beside their nest box.








And this moth was on the trampoline netting on Sunday, don't know which type it is though..

whyulittle

Just a boring old Robin in my back garden I'm afraid!




GT

E39MSport

cscook

I retain a fondness for jackdaws as we had a pet one for about fourteen years.


Since today is a day for editing photos, not out taking them, here are a few.

Chaffinch along the Royal Canal


Botanic Gardens


Grey Squirrel - Phoenix Park




Young sparrow


Young great tit


Young blue tits


Blue tit and parent


Coal tit

paulusdu

A little visitor to our farm

V Bull

A few photos of Sand Martins & Swallows today..

Too many burrows to count.....






17 nests in and around the club house....all doing well..

Rainbowsend

Taken recently at an Owl sanctuary in Wales, taken with a fisheye lens, he was actually pecking the lens....:D

F.R.

Some juveniles

Fallow doe with fawn in the Phoenix Park


Recently fledged Magpie begging


Jackdaw


Swallows

stupidusername

Heron in St Annes Park


Female Blackbird, don't know how i managed to get so close to her!


Magpie


Thrush? it can't be a blackbird this time!


now some bad quality pictures, if you could help with IDs? these were really far away. taken on / near north bull island:






Apologies for the bad quality. they're the best of a bad bunch! will upgrade to a better camera soon enough

Bagmagnet

stupidusername wrote: »

now some bad quality pictures, if you could help with IDs? these were really far away. taken on / near north bull island:

First one is a Shelduck, I think
Next is a Little Egret
And I think the last one is a Curlew

open to corrections though...

Rainbowsend

magicbastarder

malahide beach was swarming with these fellas earlier - five spot burnets, according to my collins guide.

Rainbowsend