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Some pictures I took recently

Nerin

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

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Bonedigger

Both were hit by cars I'm afraid.

Rainbowsend

Aw that's a real shame, hope they were not poisoned? The black bunny is quite common in my neck of the woods (Wicklow) I have a couple that visit the garden regularly.

Bonedigger

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Worth logging the sightings on http://records.biodiversityireland.ie/submit_records.php?fk=MammalsStandard&caching=cache !

Prior to posting,I submitted the sighting records to the Biodiversity Data Centre.

OpenYourEyes

Bonedigger wrote: »

A melanistic wild rabbit?

Red Squirrel

Worth logging the sightings on http://records.biodiversityireland.ie/submit_records.php?fk=MammalsStandard&caching=cache !

Bonedigger

A melanistic wild rabbit?

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Red Squirrel

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Sorry to lower the tone guys,but I spotted these two critters within a couple of hundred metres of each other while out driving today.I had to get out and take a closer look(apologies about the poor images,but they were taken with my ancient mobile phone).The rabbit looks like it's a melanisitic wild rabbit,but I'm not sure?Seeing the red squirrel was a surprise because I was wholly unaware that they were present in my local area.The bizarre and rather sad thing was that I had seen four dead mammals within a one kilometre stretch of road - these two,a young fox and another rabbit.

keps

Back garden this morning

Waited for a while for the owner to arrive- but no show!

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keps

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larger

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karanexpert wrote: »

but the camera quality is low

In which photo? The last few are excellent quality wildlife shots.

OpenYourEyes

Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar I think?

MeteoritesEire

anybody know what this metamorphs into?

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goldcrest (regulus regulus) flew into my window earlier, I couldn't resist picking it up , very gently , to see if it was injured.Must have been stunned as it flew off after recovering--video over on video upload thread

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splish

Devil's-Bit Scabious Succisa pratensis

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keps

Long distance photo - Curlew (on Dunmoran Strand)

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Thanks to OpenYourEyes and V Moth for ID

splish

Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis larva.

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whyulittle

Having some fun with a Great Diving Beetle!

keps

Lucan today

DSC_2691 by keps.kepler, on Flickr

Bonedigger

Wheatear

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Stonechat

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keps

Went back again to Lucan Demesne this morning- what a great spot this is!
I live nearby but only 'discovered' it earlier this year!

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This kingfisher ‘fished’ for 90 seconds but a really long way away from me – with the bright sunshine behind him – so I apologise for the fact that the photos do no justice to his display!

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Edit - just noticed on that last photo that he is coming in to land- poor quality pic but an interesting pose

Larger here

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splish

Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix from an area of wet heath today.

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whyulittle

Red Admiral feeding on fallen apple

Sunbathing Wren

whyulittle

Snap! :P

V Bull

Some random photos from the last few days...

Grasshopper.... ID unknown... Shannon Estuary Hide...

Dragonfly... ID unknown... might be a Hairy Dragonfly... Shannon Estuary Hide...

Wren... my garden...

Bat... ID unknown... Kiloughter Lane, Wicklow...

Willow Warbler on my plumb tree... and wasp...

Robin keeping a close eye on me in the garden..

Saltee Islands earlier in July...

Zoo4m8

Very good, guess they prefer the Kilcoole fields to the Greystones fields!
I suppose the images I had were of the large winter flocks of Lapwing that we used to get.
I reckon the area you mean would be the fields around the breaches..I don't get to visit down there in spring, too busy!, late summer,winter is my time.

DellyBelly

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Bonedigger, what a terrific sight..I haven't seen Golden Plover in our neck of the woods (wicklow coast) for over forty years and then it would be just a handfull with the much larger flocks of Lapwing which, incidentally, have started to reappear albeit in much smaller numbers.

Kilcoole gets decent numbers of Golden Plovers. In early spring in the fields you will see many in Summer plummage

Capercaille

Often the Golden Plover flock in the Curragh has an American Golden Plover. Hard to get near enough to the flock though.

Bonedigger

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Bonedigger, what a terrific sight..I haven't seen Golden Plover in our neck of the woods (wicklow coast) for over forty years and then it would be just a handfull with the much larger flocks of Lapwing which, incidentally, have started to reappear albeit in much smaller numbers.

I always enjoy seeing these little birds at this time of year on the Curragh.
Funny enough,we see more of these than we do Lapwings,which haven't arrived yet,but I'm sure will join the Golden Plover shortly.

Zoo4m8

Bonedigger, what a terrific sight..I haven't seen Golden Plover in our neck of the woods (wicklow coast) for over forty years and then it would be just a handfull with the much larger flocks of Lapwing which, incidentally, have started to reappear albeit in much smaller numbers.

keps

Rock Pipit from Dunmoran Strand- Sligo last week

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(thanks to OpenYourEyes for the ID)

Bonedigger

A large flock of Golden Plover arriving on the Curragh yesterday evening:

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These birds are notoriously shy and nervous,so it's extremely difficult to get close without spooking them.
The following images have been cropped quite heavily:

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keps

Some photos from a walk in Lucan Demesne this morning

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V_Moth

keps wrote: »

Sincere Apologies for the disjointed way I have posted ....

Just wondering then if the bird on the right in these photos might be a little stint- I must say I find it impossible to differentiate between similar looking birds

They are all Sanderling - two moulting adults and two juveniles. In the top picture, the adults are the first and third birds from the left. You can see the odd black feather from the breeding plumage still on the back, while the juveniles have pristine plumage (and some cinnamon shading on the neck/throat).