Wildlife

bernard0368

Has anyone got good locations where I would have a good chance of getting some good wildlife shots of animals-birds . other than the zoo or fota. Somewhere around the Wicklow mountains or the likes.

Borderfox

Plenty of wildlife around Glendalough but you would need a lot of patience, plenty of wildbirds.

cooligPhoto

There's plenty of wildlife anywhere you go - as BorderFox said, you just need patience.

I went to Herbert Park one lunchtime from work with my camera and got some stunning swan and duckling shots. Had a bad back one day and went to the local forest park and got some great heron shots.

I put up bird feeders in my garden and am getting some great shots - when winter comes I'll get some more varied species visiting the feeders.

I'd go and check out the local areas (with your camera). Just walk around and stop now and again and look around you - you'll find some wildlife.

Bertie Bassett

Canals are good for wildlife as they have both water and hedgerows, also the tow-paths make them very accessible and because they go through a variety of landscapes and settings, the opportunities for photography are endless.

bernard0368

It must be me, I walk corkagh park every night there are plenty of crows seagulls magpies not much else. Last saturday I walked the canal from sallins only animal was a heron (very nervous). I do know a lovely stretch of the liffey with three otters and numerous finches and three to four kingfishers but the farmer wont give me permisson to go on to his land due to vandalism in the past by some non-nationals. I suppose I am looking for an area a bit like that.

cooligPhoto

Crows, seagulls and magpies are the brave ones. The rest fly away as soon as they see you. Try stopping now and again - you have to be extremely patient to get photos of the more nervous wildlife.

Sometimes I stand for 15 minutes in my garden with the camera waiting for the birds to return after they saw me creep round the corner. I've started cheating by putting my camera out near a feeder with a radio remote so I'm not there to frighten them but I still have to wait for at least 30 minutes before they'll strike up enough courage to come back after they saw me set it all up.

Wildlife photography is 95% patience and 5% luck.

l pearse

Dalkey for Seals.....Phoenix Park for dear....River Dodder from clonskeagh to Ringsend ( gray herrons, swans, kingfishers, +more )

Sit and wait, and you might get lucky

Borderfox

In Navan along the Boyne, there is a walk along the river that goes to Slane. Also Hutchinson strand near malahide has a superb selection of Swans (not for eating though )

bernard0368

Thanks folks, I might hit the boyne as I am free of the family this weekend