Some pictures I took recently

Forgive the quality, but hoping the overall look of this might be enough to ID. Emperor?

Migrant Hawker?

Female Common Darter?

Common Blue

Red Admiral

Peacock, with Tachnid Fly?

Brimstone

Moth?

About the only bird out today bar some Swallows!

The moth is a Latticed Heath.

Capercaille

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Roseate Terns on Rockabill
Pictures taken under NPWS license

Are they from earlier in season? The bill should have more red at this time of year I think?

OpenYourEyes

Capercaille wrote: »

Are they from earlier in season? The bill should have more red at this time of year I think?

Yeah they're from earlier in the season - I have a huge backlog of photos I'll be going through over the coming weeks

Vast majority of them would be half red/half black now, there'd be barely any that look like those above now - maybe the odd first-time breeder that started very very late this season.

V_Moth

whyulittle wrote: »

(1) Forgive the quality, but hoping the overall look of this might be enough to ID. Emperor?

(2) Migrant Hawker?

(3) Female Common Darter?

(4) with Tachnid Fly?

(1) Hmm, not sure, might be another Migrant Hawker.
(2) Yes.
(3) Possibly Ruddy. Common Darter has a pale stripe on dark legs.
(4) Yes, possibly Nowickia spec. This is a good place to possibly get it down to species: http://www.diptera.info/news.php

I took the legs to have a pale stripe alright. Are they just worn/faded?

splish

whyulittle wrote: »

Peacock, with Tachnid Fly?

Looks like a Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana).

A well-worn Speckled Wood!

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The largest Cross Orbweaver I've yet seen.Measuring close to 4cm. in length(including the legs),it's most likely a female.The females often consume the males following mating!:eek:

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Pie Man

Giant Puffball I found in one of our fields the other day. thats a €2 coin on it.

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V Bull

Wheatear at Lough Boora last week...

Flock of Grey Partridge being flushed by a cow...

Buzzard & Hen Harrier...

V Bull wrote: »

Buzzard & Hen Harrier...

I was over last week and spotted one briefly...the best time of the year is coming back!

thyme

A Red Squirrel made it's home in a scots pine tree right beside the house, I cant see the last three quarters of it when I look out the window it's that close.
And for a while now I've enjoying watching the only one red that was born there, (from the bedroom window):D.

That's a branch of an elder tree it's on, the two trees are together.

Capercaille

Thyme, That's a brilliant species to have for the garden:)

I nearly stepped on this little guy this evening!

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spookwoman

house spider closeup by Spookwoman, on Flickr

That is sooo cute!

Fantastic shots Art Deko! Do you mind me asking what type of lens you used?

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Art Deko

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Fantastic shots Art Deko! Do you mind me asking what type of lens you used?

Thank you.
I use a Canon 5D mk 11 with a Canon 100 - 400mm lens.

Exif data for each image can be viewed here on my flickr photostream.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg_matthews/

Yellow Waxcap - Hygrocybe sp.

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Zebra Finch, National Education Centre for Blind Children, Dublin

Common Blue feeding on Birdsfoot Trefoil

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Fruit1985

Common Frog, Bull Island

Caterpillar, Bull Island

Art Deko

Lucan Demesne this morning

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