Some pictures I took recently

Where things grow/survive

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

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

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

Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea


Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa

Little Egret
Lucan Demesne: 11/7

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

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?

I could watch these guys all day long

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

Marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes