Nature on your farm.

vincenzolorenzo · 01-11-2019 09:43AM

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

I came across this little guy today and have no idea what he is, only that he appears to be from Kilkenny.

Roughly what length was he? I hope your camera is very zoomed in :eek::D

Danzy · 01-11-2019 09:46AM

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Roughly what length was he? I hope your camera is very zoomed in :eek::D

Those brown bits are knocked pine trees.

gozunda · 01-11-2019 09:49AM

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

I came across this little guy today and have no idea what he is, only that he appears to be from Kilkenny.

Could it be a dethroned Wasp Queen - which is larger than a normal sized wasp.

Attachment not found.

I think this is the one you're probably looking for

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/956/772/9ae.jpg

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-11-2019 09:54AM

vincenzolorenzo wrote: »

Roughly what length was he? I hope your camera is very zoomed in :eek::D

Yeah, very zoomed in, about 20mm in length.

Danzy · 01-11-2019 09:57AM

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Yeah, very zoomed in, about 20mm in length.

The dots on the back mark her out as a Queen.

Lime Tree Farm · 01-11-2019 03:28PM

https://irelandswildlife.com/common-wasp-vespula-vulgaris/
and from the comments section from the above site.

Conor Kelly says
July 22, 2012 at 15:39
I think the photo actually shows a Vespula germanica (German, or European, wasp), rather than a Vespula vulgaris(Common wasp). But there isn’t much difference between them, I suppose.

alvin Jones says
August 21, 2013 at 12:22
Just looked at the photo again Conor and I think you may well be right… off out with the camera to try and get a shot of V. vulgaris to replace it.
Oops!

and this from a NZ website.

https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/invasive-invertebrates/wasps/identification/key-differences

SmartinMartin · 01-11-2019 04:09PM

Unusual fungi on our laneway. I'll see what they taste like.

Not.

Lime Tree Farm · 01-11-2019 04:52PM

Mushroom Type
Common Names Common Puffball, Devils Snuffbox, Wolf Farts

https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/common-puffball/

SmartinMartin · 01-11-2019 07:41PM

Edible, no less. Nearly murdered the entire family when I was a youngfella by cooking them breakfast with mushrooms I had picked in the fields. I tend to shy away from them ever since:pac:

ganmo · 08-11-2019 01:04AM

Have an impressing ring of these growing
Anyone tempted to name them?

Say my name · 08-11-2019 10:54AM

ganmo wrote: »

Have an impressing ring of these growing
Anyone tempted to name them?

Phil, Jonjo, Caroline, Rupert and Alan.

Lime Tree Farm · 08-11-2019 01:50PM

ganmo wrote: »

Have an impressing ring of these growing
Anyone tempted to name them?

Very Nice picture.

The nearest match, found in the Collins wild guide - Mushrooms & Toadstools, is "Roman Shield", though that species fruit in Spring.

Your pic has a slight convex at the centre, an upturned edge with white gills. Does the stem have a ring (ragged near the top) or a volvo (bulbous at the base).

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-12-2019 01:32PM

A surprise blast of colour this morning, a rose, I think, in an overgrown patch of briars by my parents old house.

blue5000 · 19-12-2019 03:10PM

Say my name wrote: »

Phil, Jonjo, Caroline, Rupert and Alan.

I think I know who you are now;)

Say my name · 19-12-2019 03:49PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I think I know who you are now;)

It's Mr.Murdoch to you sir..

ganmo · 19-12-2019 06:41PM

Say my name wrote: »

It's Mr.Murdoch to you sir..

Who's hannibal?
Reggie is BA :P

Say my name · 19-12-2019 06:56PM

ganmo wrote: »

Who's hannibal?
Reggie is BA :P

Ah sure it'd have to be Buford.
He keeps the whole show together.

Apologies blue and other mods.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-12-2019 07:25PM

Say my name wrote: »

Ah sure it'd have to be Buford.
He keeps the whole show together.

Apologies blue and other mods.

I thought I was Faceman:(

gozunda · 19-12-2019 08:34PM

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

A surprise blast of colour this morning, a rose, I think, in an overgrown patch of briars by my parents old house.

A December Rose ....

SmartinMartin · 01-01-2020 11:37AM

A very early admiral. The mild weather must have brought her out.

Birdnuts · 01-01-2020 09:44PM

SmartinMartin wrote: »

A very early admiral. The mild weather must have brought her out.

Great Pic lad but its actually a Small Tortoishell - it is indeed significant the amount of Spring signs out there atm, I even saw a good few bats on the wing only last week!! Winter though is far from done with us yet and I expect a pay back at some stage between now and early summer

have2flushtwice · 01-01-2020 11:41PM

Is it too late to plant daffodils?

Say my name · 01-01-2020 11:47PM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Is it too late to plant daffodils?

If you have them plant them. Otherwise they'll dry out and be dead anyway.

OpenYourEyes · 07-01-2020 01:42PM

The 8th International Swan Census is coming up this week, focusing on our migratory swans - Whooper and Bewicks' Swans. Their preferred feeding habitat is agricultural grassland, so if anyone comes across any in the next week or so please give me a shout with a count, location, day/time!

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/swan-census-part-of-european-research-into-warming-threat-1.4131025?mode=amp

tabby aspreme · 07-01-2020 01:57PM

Anyone know what this paw print belongs to. Thanks

SmartinMartin · 07-01-2020 02:10PM

gozunda · 07-01-2020 02:10PM

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Anyone know what this paw print belongs to. Thanks

Size of print?

Somewhat similar to that - the tracks from Badgers usually have five toe prints. However claw marks would normally also be seen. Also toes seem very close together for badger, otter etc tbh.

A little Big Foot maybe?

tabby aspreme · 07-01-2020 02:16PM

gozunda wrote: »

Size of print?

Somewhat similar to that - the tracks from Badgers usually have five toe prints. However claw marks would normally also be seen. Also toes seem very close together for badger, otter etc tbh.

A little Big Foot maybe?

40-50mm wide, if I remember correctly, I took it last spring, plenty of badgers around, but as you say, no claws on this print

gozunda · 13-01-2020 03:50PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

Great Pic lad but its actually a Small Tortoishell - it is indeed significant the amount of Spring signs out there atm, I even saw a good few bats on the wing only last week!! Winter though is far from done with us yet and I expect a pay back at some stage between now and early summer

Question for Birdnuts. Do you have any good links for Irish wildbird calls?

I have heard a repeated bird call from an adjacent wet and rushy area during the day which I cant identify. From the call - it's not a small bird. Also checked and its definitely not a bird of prey, a bittern or a corncrake. It is also calling from the ground and not whilst flying. Any possible ideas?

Birdnuts · 14-01-2020 12:47AM

gozunda wrote: »

Question for Birdnuts. Do you have any good links for Irish wildbird calls?

I have heard a repeated bird call from an adjacent wet and rushy area during the day which I cant identify. From the call - it's not a small bird. Also checked and its definitely not a bird of prey, a bittern or a corncrake. It is also calling from the ground and not whilst flying. Any possible ideas?

Could be a water rail or moorhen - they both have a wide variety of calls depending on their mood.

Some good APs on the link below

https://www.birdspot.co.uk/bird-watching-iphone-apps

I personally got to know many bird calls over the years from simply listening to them in the days before such tech

Nature on your farm.

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