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Some pictures I took recently

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  • #9002
    GreyEagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 318 ✭✭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.


  • #9003
    Hotei
    Closed Accounts Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Hotei


    keps wrote: »
    Dodder today


    24551195288_4b80dbc1df_b.jpgA pretty pair


    38422742791_8e9bbb0151_b.jpgEgret

    Cracking shots! :)


  • #9004
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭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..



    26666129689_e08dc4f1ae_b.jpgDipper


  • #9005
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭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


    26668124229_6fa0dacb8d_b.jpgmating effort


  • #9006
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭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:


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  • #9007
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


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


  • #9008
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


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  • #9009
    vandriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭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 )

    IMG_20171121_094018011.jpg


  • #9010
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


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


  • #9011
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


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  • #9012
    TopTec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭TopTec


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

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    Note the change in level over a few days..

    RluNQnYEK000039_Copy.jpg

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

    TT


  • #9013
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


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  • #9014
    TopTec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭TopTec


    Thats lovely Bernard. Where, When, How?

    TT


  • #9015
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,164 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Tiercel Dave wrote: »
    Spanish Point, Co. Clare......

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    30545751250_35dfb5067c_c.jpg

    Remember this?

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

    odd-looking-thing-17-59c27e6c7c415__700.jpg


  • #9016
    Snowc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭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


  • #9017
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #9018
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #9019
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭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!

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    Blackbird (male) by Brian, on Flickr

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    Blue Tit by Brian, on Flickr

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    Robin by Brian, on Flickr


  • #9020
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭gzoladz


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

    This was between the Aviva and Ballsbridge


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  • #9021
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭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

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  • #9022
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


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


    37944591375_b521daa417_b.jpgCormorant 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

    24964181588_74eacd9d18_b.jpgkingfisher


    38836947311_357064cb8b_b.jpg


  • #9023
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    38165293234_22922c98a5_b.jpgcormorant


  • #9024
    Eyepatch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭Eyepatch


    keps wrote: »
    38165293234_22922c98a5_b.jpgcormorant

    Incredible colour and detail, Keps!


  • #9025
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


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  • #9026
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    bernard0368 wrote: »



    Are there still juveniles around in December?


  • #9027
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


    keps wrote: »
    Are there still juveniles around in December?
    No, it's an older image. Just going back through some files.


  • #9028
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭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.

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    24071855837_f2d5f1156a_b.jpg


  • #9029
    bernard0368
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


    Good to meet you to Gustaf


  • #9030
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,624 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Feeders don't last long in this weather!

    SgjUHvol.jpg


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  • #9031
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,211 ✭✭✭gzoladz


    Hen Harrier (with small sensor camera)

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    38105247695_520a2a6d27_b.jpg


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