Some pictures I took recently

Itsdacraic

Was just sorting out my photos and thought a few of you on here might appreciate this one from during the cold snap:





And also this one of a Kittywake down in Dunmore East:

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Speckled Wood


Orange Tip
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Small Blue


Red Admiral

Tzetze

(Canon 450D + Sigma 70-300 APO)

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Common Blue


Small White

harryd2

Some marine life of Galway bay near Salthill.
Some sea slugs:




Spider crab & snails having dinner - spotted cat shark on the menu:





Me and a spotted cat shark (they seem quite tame):


And some video footage of the catshark- He was about 1m long:

trebor28

here is a bat that came into our house last July. look closely at his claws.



here is some young swallows with an adult couped up for the night. scared them with the flash.

tricky D

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littlebug

A few from Inis Mór this weekend. Not great quality as the camera was handheld and zoomed to the max.

A seal having a nice old time


Heron and seals.


Mute swan and a pair of whoopers? I assume the babies are mutes.



Moorhens? They were pottering around a few minutes earlier with babies in tow but I couldn't get close enough toget a good pic.



Oystercatchers? Noisy gits.

Feargal as Luimneach

littlebug wrote: »

A few from Inis Mór this weekend. Not great quality as the camera was handheld and zoomed to the max.

A seal having a nice old time


Heron and seals.


Mute swan and a pair of whoopers? I assume the babies are mutes.



Moorhens? They were pottering around a few minutes earlier with babies in tow but I couldn't get close enough toget a good pic.



Oystercatchers? Noisy gits.

Whooper swan extremely rare breeder in Ireland, so must be mute swan's cygnets.

littlebug

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

Whooper swan extremely rare breeder in Ireland, so must be mute swan's cygnets.

Just looking at the map on birdwatchireland it looks like it's rare enough for them to be here at all in the summer. I'll see if I can get a closer look at them tomorrow.

Judgement Day

Sorry, a slight thread hijack here but I couldn't think where else to put this without starting another thread. Technically they are some pictures that I took recently but they are pictures of pictures. Bird/wildlife paintings published by Shell in the 1950s which some of the younger among you may not be familiar. The thread is here in the Collectibles & Antiques Forum: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055846663&page=6

littlebug

Todays offerings.

1. Transparent Burnet


2. Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly (I think)


3. eh.... a green shiny beetle with reflection of me and my daughter.

V Bull

I was working on the bog today when I saw this little red moth, as I took the photo the beetle walked into the frame by chance, then a dragonfly snaped the beetle up and flew a few feet away where he landed and started eating it, amazing to see...........

Mothman

V Bull wrote: »

I was working on the bog today when I saw this little red moth, as I took the photo the beetle walked into the frame by chance, then a dragonfly snaped the beetle up and flew a few feet away where he landed and started eating it, amazing to see...........

The moth is Cinnabar Moth. The orange and black caterpillars eat Ragwort and are poisonous hence the warning colours of the adult.
The dragonfly is a female Hairy Hawker.
I'd like to log these records in the national datasets (I can forward the dragonfly record to relevant person)
Would you PM me location and grid reference?
www.gridreference.ie is useful for looking up grid ref.

greeneyedspirit

Some from Scotland a few weeks back -

Some Geese


Black Guillemot


Great Northern Diver

Tarsna

Hello

Im new to this site and enjoy photography. I took a trip to Saltee Island this week.............ive posted lots of pictures on my blog that you might like to see.

Theres also a visit to Ballydoyle....and a few garden birds

http://harringtonphotos.blogspot.com/

Angus Og

Male bullfinch. He was keeping an eye out while the female fed nearby.

Itsdacraic

Angus Og wrote: »

Male bullfinch. He was keeping an eye out while the female fed nearby.

I just saw my first one of these around my garden this morning.
Amazing colour on the breast.

Angus Og

Yeah, they're beautiful. There is a family of them around my place. It's good to see, and they have such a nice little call, too.

Here's a house martin. It's been a lovely summer so far, though maybe there hasn't been enough rain for some people's liking.

Connacht

Came across this scene last week.

bullvine

Was on Hols in west cork 2 years ago and we found loads down at Mizin Head just beside the Light House.

supersportq

tim_holsters wrote: »

I never knew there was lizards in Ireland, it's a nice surprise.

Growing up in the country you would catch one now and again. Hardy creature for this climate in winter.

Angus Og

You can see them on Bray Head, along the cliff walk in Wicklow.

Angus Og

I saw this red kite soaring past. Nice to see.

Connacht

Saw lots growing up in Wexford also.
Here in Mayo have seen a few, not many. One was hibernating under a stone in my front garden 2 years ago.Have seen on N Mayo machair and in Nephin Begs on rocks.

Connacht

A poor enough qaulity pic I'm afraid.
From N Mayo cliff top grassland.

whyulittle

Female Blackbird? Been hanging around our front garden the past few weeks, stealing cat food! Just hoping it doesn't become cat food itself.

marlin vs

A juicy cockle.

harryd2

Some Jellyfish or Sea nettles this evening in Galway bay:

littlebug

I spent the day at the Cliffs of Moher and saw all sorts of birds but the only half decent photograph I got was of a moth :rolleyes::pac:
Six Spot Burnet I think (maybe should be in the moth thread rather than here?)