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Some pictures I took recently

all manner of beasties and birdies been around my house lately, or the forest across the way.

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vistafinder wrote: »

Kingfisher

great shot

Where things grow/survive

This morning I just noticed this nettle growing on a broken branch of tree which had fallen into the Liffey!

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Yep Little Egret

Common Darter

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Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris

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Red Bartsia Odontites vernus

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Musk Mallow Malva moschata

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Sorry to anyone who voted - but I deleted the earlier 'egret photos' - the blown out whites were doing my head in.
( I will try to improve them in photoshop tomorrow )

here he is when he flew onto a tree

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I've been ignoring my wildflowers lately,so here's a few from Pollardstown Fen:

Common Spotted Orchid

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Field Rose - Rosa arvensis

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Slender St.John's Wort - Hypericum pulchrum

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Tough act following Bonedigger's photos but a few more wildflowers.

Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea

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Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

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Hi Splish,
The Common Figwort was a plant I saw for the first time in Pollardstown Fen several years ago.It was growing along a well trodden pathway,but when the NPWS decided to upgrade the pathways a couple of years ago,they/their contractors unwittingly covered up the area where they were growing and sadly I've not seen this plant there since then!:(

Little Egret
Lucan Demesne: 11/7

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Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi

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Marsh helleborine

Pyramidal orchid

Is this Common spotted orchid???

They can vary in colour,and yes that's a Common Spotted Orchid.
Great pics Capercaille!

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Now that is a strut and a half Keps

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

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paulusdu wrote: »

Now that is a strut and a half Keps

:)

Yeah - I think his nose is a bit out of joint as Canoe Ireland are doing a lot of excavation/rock placing work* around 'his' weir at Lucan Demesne in order to build a 'hanging slalom'course.

*In full consultation with all vested interests including EPA and conservation bodies.

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question for the mods. im getting email notifications of posts in this forum, but when i come to the forum the post isn't here. such as this

Dear emo72,

petertgtt has just posted the following in the "Some pictures I took recently" thread, in the Nature & Bird Watching forum:

"
---Quote (Originally by scunner1)---
Fantastic shots! Had one visiting my garden for a few weeks a couple of years back too, beautiful bird.
---End Quote---

Thanks alot! I have lived here 30 years and have never seen a Sparrowhawk before here (or since). Ive seen a Peregrine and 2 Buzzards overhead here before but never a Sparrowhawk actually in my garden."

You won't get any more new post notifications until you visit the forum.

am i going mad?

emo72 wrote: »

question for the mods. im getting email notifications of posts in this forum, but when i come to the forum the post isn't here. such as this

Dear emo72,

petertgtt has just posted the following in the "Some pictures I took recently" thread, in the Nature & Bird Watching forum:

"
---Quote (Originally by scunner1)---
Fantastic shots! Had one visiting my garden for a few weeks a couple of years back too, beautiful bird.
---End Quote---

Thanks alot! I have lived here 30 years and have never seen a Sparrowhawk before here (or since). Ive seen a Peregrine and 2 Buzzards overhead here before but never a Sparrowhawk actually in my garden."

You won't get any more new post notifications until you visit the forum.

am i going mad?

That post was here earlier but seems to have been deleted. I read it maybe an hour ago.

I could watch these guys all day long

^^^ Fulmar

Salt gland above the nasal passage.

yeap, one of my favourite birds to spot along the Cliffs.

A few recent pics from the back garden.

Marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes

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whyulittle wrote: »

A few recent pics from the back garden.

What is that?

It's a juvenile Long-tailed Tit.
The red ring around the eyes is more pronounced on younger birds.

Yup, a lovely little family of them were passing through the garden. This one is a bit ruffled looking as it was preening.

Dinosaurs are back.