Some pictures I took recently

V Bull

Yep, deffo a Lesser Black Backed Gull, apart from their size the Lesser BBG have yellow/orange legs where the Great BBG has pink/flesh coloured legs....

vandriver

V Bull wrote: »

Yep, deffo a Lesser Black Backed Gull, apart from their size the Lesser BBG have yellow/orange legs where the Great BBG has pink/flesh coloured legs....

Here's one I took in Bulloch Harbour


Great Black Backed Gull by carl cotter, on Flickr

whyulittle

Sedge Warbler


Also spotted a Buzzard, and heard a Cuckoo at another location - both within walking distance of the bridge in the centre of Athlone. Exxxxxxcellent.

OpenYourEyes

dodderangler wrote: »

Where did you see the pere
Some great pics I have a pair of them across the road from me but rarely see them

Peregrines were in Wicklow! My first time to see them in the wild, as part of college work! They really are spectacular! What type of site is across the road from you?

dodderangler

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

Where did you see the pere
Some great pics I have a pair of them across the road from me but rarely see them

Peregrines were in Wicklow! My first time to see them in the wild, as part of college work! They really are spectacular! What type of site is across the road from you?

I live in tallaght in Belgard and the roadstone is across my house I hunt rabbits there with my Harris hawk and I do see them soaring and attacking pigeons there's one pair of them
I do falconry and seen them hunt they are amazing birds and really docile have a strong bond with their falconer
And the speed of them when they hunt is unreal a lot of falconers lose them in Ireland I know a lad who lost his peregrine in England and was found 2 weeks later in Kerry

OpenYourEyes

Sika Deer in Wicklow

swifts need our help!

Whyu the warbler was giving an alarm call. You must have been very close to its nest. They are ground nesters.

Lumber Man

Curlew photo taken just outside Killala in Co. Mayo.
Snipe resting on pole in Lahardane.

1squidge

Yellowhammer, Grasshopper warbler and Blackbird chick getting fed.


Yellowhammer by Squidge2012, on Flickr


Grasshopper Warbler by Squidge2012, on Flickr


Blackbird chick by Squidge2012, on Flickr

Thanks Gerard.

sineadom

1squidge wrote: »

Yellowhammer, Grasshopper warbler and Blackbird chick getting fed.
Yellowhammer by Squidge2012, on Flickr

Grasshopper Warbler by Squidge2012, on Flickr

Blackbird chick by Squidge2012, on Flickr

Thanks Gerard.

Those pics are amazing - I didn't even know we had Grasshopper warblers!! You are in Ireland right? Love the Yellowhammer, have never seen one for real. Do have a lot of blackbird chicks in the garden at the mo tho.

sineadom

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Hiya, I know I'm a million years late on this, but both those birds are definitely great tits Coal tits are littler with a white patch on the back of their neck.;) sinead

sineadom

bernard0368 wrote: »

Wow...that is a stunning picture...

1squidge

sineadom wrote: »

Those pics are amazing - I didn't even know we had Grasshopper warblers!! You are in Ireland right? Love the Yellowhammer, have never seen one for real. Do have a lot of blackbird chicks in the garden at the mo tho.

Thanks, Yes they where taken in County Louth.

Gerard.

Lumber Man

Shelduck seen at Ross, Killala

F.R.

Beetle Larvae

Caterpillars

Arachnid

Aphids


Taking out the trash:D

veetwin

Mabe somebody could ID this guy? (probably very easy even for a Monday morning!)

vandriver

I'll guess juvenile robin

dodderangler

Young robin definately

vandriver

I visited the RSPB bird sanctuary in Rathlin Island,Co. Antrim over the weekend.


Eider Duck by carl cotter, on Flickr


Black Guillemot by carl cotter, on Flickr


Seals Basking by carl cotter, on Flickr


Rathlin Island Bird Colony by carl cotter, on Flickr


Puffins Razorbills by carl cotter, on Flickr


Razorbills by carl cotter, on Flickr

vandriver

Few more...

Kittiwakes Nesting by carl cotter, on Flickr


Eider Ducks by carl cotter, on Flickr


Black Headed Gull by carl cotter, on Flickr

vandriver

Last two,I promise


Kittiwake in Flight by carl cotter, on Flickr


Fulmars by carl cotter, on Flickr
My scientist sister says I should point out the salt gland above the beak that the fulmar uses to get rid of excess salt

mikka631

Some from the garden

paulusdu

Some from a very lucky sunday morning trip to the Clare coast

raveni

Some newts living in a nearby pond:

whyulittle

Young Bullfinch?

Spotted in the front garden this afternoon feeding itself. Thought at the time it was a Chaffinch, but looking back at it on the PC it looks nothing like others I've seen.

imfml

Had a lucky shot while on a cycle this evening, if only I had hit the button a second or two earlier it would have been even better!

V Bull

Some snaps from yesterday & last week,

Stonechat..


Grey Wagtail..


Spotted Flycatcher..


Siskin..


Whinchat..


Coal Tit..

OpenYourEyes

A few snaps taken when these Peregrine Chicks were being ringed!

E39MSport

Had a crisis earlier.

Heard repeated chirping through the vents of the house. Went out to find what looked like yellowhammer fledglings huddled at the corner of the house. Damp and cold looking. They fled a few feet then came over beside me.

I checked the rest of the house and the situation was the same at all sheltered parts of the house. Sparrow and yellowhammer fledglings all looking very unhappy but I was worried about the hammers who looked very weak.

I took the feeders in 2 days ago due to a return of the finch sickness and 2 young rats that I can't trap.

Turns out it was a bad move given the turn in the weather and timing.

I saw 6 yh adults at the feeders yesterday. I now think that they were desperately looking for scraps on the ground as the weather turned.

Called bwi and they said don't put the feeders out if the finches are getting sick.

I have ignored their advice however and here's the result. Not sure if it was the right thing to do but given the impact that weather seems to be having I think on balance it was right.



Adults are feeding the babies around the garden. Hopefully this weather eases.

(edit) Tree Sparrow is also back so all good.

V Bull

Down in Lough Boora Parklands today and spotted these twin juvenile Rooks being fed by one adult among a large flock....not great photo's as they were quite far away..