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Some pictures I took recently

Nerin · 2008-07-20 13:23:13

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

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#5612 07-06-2015 12:47PM

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#5613 07-06-2015 12:52PM

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Hi Keps, What Camera / Lens are you using ? your photos are pin sharp , i'm only starting in Digital photography and for the equipment I have am very happy with the image quality but will need to upgrade at some point , so just looking to find out what others are using. Thanks...

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#5614 07-06-2015 01:31PM

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Nightforce 65X55 wrote: »

Hi Keps, What Camera / Lens are you using ? your photos are pin sharp , i'm only starting in Digital photography and for the equipment I have am very happy with the image quality but will need to upgrade at some point , so just looking to find out what others are using. Thanks...

For wildlife I mainly use a Nikon 80-400mm zoom lens on my D7000 Body:)

There was a brief discussion on Equipment over on the main site a few months ago

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057373570

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#5615 07-06-2015 01:36PM

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keps wrote: »

For wildlife I mainly use a Nikon 80-400mm zoom lens on my D7000 Body:)

There was a brief discussion on Equipment over on the main site a few months ago

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057373570

Thanks Keps, I'll have a look at that , I want to get into the Wildlife side of things , but will be working with a limited budget . Your photos are very impressive , clearly you spend a lot of time out and about , Keep them coming ....

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#5616 07-06-2015 05:33PM

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Came on to ask advice on what do do with this guy i thought may have been in trouble in the garden, but nature seems to have taken its course.

Is it a blackbird?

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#5617 07-06-2015 05:38PM

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It's a young thrush. Probably a Mistle Thrush but I'm viewing it with a lot of glare on my screen.

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#5618 08-06-2015 02:57PM

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Bogbean - Menyanthes trifoliata

Bogbean foliage

Celery-leaved crowfoot - Ranunculus sceleratus
The dainty looking blooms and its nice name belies its true nature; 'sceleratus' means 'vicious' and this plant can fatally
poison livestock. The sap of this plant will also cause severe blistering on human skin.

Lower foliage of Celery-leaved crowfoot

Common Butterwort - Pinguicula vulgaris

Butterwort basal foliage

Lousewort - Pedicularis sylvatica

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#5619 08-06-2015 05:00PM

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Unfortunately, I found this dead critter in the driveway earlier. Size suggests Pygmy Shrew. Can any one confirm, pls?

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#5620 08-06-2015 05:31PM

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It is indeed..

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#5621 08-06-2015 10:20PM

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#5622 09-06-2015 10:04AM

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Volucella bombylans, a hoverfly that mimics Red-tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius

Volucella pellucens

Anasimyia lineata

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#5623 09-06-2015 06:05PM

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White Campion - Silene latifolia subsp. alba

Ragged Robin - Lychnis flos-cuculi
Flowering a little later than normal this year in my area:

Yellow Flag Iris - Iris pseudacorus

Latticed Heath Moth - Chiasmia clathrata

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#5624 09-06-2015 11:05PM

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A bit of a 'cliché' swan photo- but just liked the colours

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#5626 10-06-2015 11:08AM

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Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum

Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans

Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella

Four Spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata

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#5627 10-06-2015 02:18PM

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Hoverfly (Xylota segnis)

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#5628 10-06-2015 04:53PM

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Sand dune eating a bench! Cats ear and hawks bit are the yellow dandelion type flowers,

Early marsh orchid

Spergularia media

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#5629 11-06-2015 10:19AM

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Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi

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#5630 11-06-2015 12:38PM

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Swallow
untitled-5923.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Common Blue
untitled-5877.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Jackdaw
untitled-5874.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Kestrel
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Common Frog
Love to see these around the vegetable garden
untitled-5825.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Kingfisher fledgling
untitled-5616.jpg by Damien, on Flickr

Great to see this fledgling after learning to dive it caught some sort of insect and had a bit of a shake.
Spectacular is an understatement.

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#5631 11-06-2015 02:47PM

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These are brilliant, Vistafinder!

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#5632 11-06-2015 08:04PM

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Sand Martins ( thanks to whyulittle for the correction)

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#5633 11-06-2015 08:21PM

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They're Sand Martins you have there keps. More brown than the bluey/black colour of House Martins.

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#5634 11-06-2015 08:34PM

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whyulittle wrote: »

They're Sand Martins you have there keps. More brown than the bluey/black colour of House Martins.

thanks indeed - I've amended my above post

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#5635 11-06-2015 09:17PM

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Is this a common blue as in vistfinders post? Was thinking blue hairstreak at the time

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#5636 11-06-2015 09:46PM

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A few Common Tern pictures from the last few days:

(all pics taken under NPWS license)

...and attacking a Roseate Tern!

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#5637 11-06-2015 09:53PM

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Handsome fella

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#5638 11-06-2015 10:42PM

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Interslice wrote: »

Is this a common blue as in vistfinders post? Was thinking blue hairstreak at the time

Yes Interslice, it is a Common Blue.

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Bonedigger wrote: »

Is this a common blue as in vistfinders post? Was thinking blue hairstreak at the time

Yes Interslice, it is a Common Blue.

Thanks bone digger. Only started to pay notice to them this summer. Literally all I know about butterflys is from this thread! (Been lurking for a long time now ) Some amazing shots on nearly every page!

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#5640 12-06-2015 07:08AM

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Grey Wagtail

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#5641 12-06-2015 12:25PM

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This morning

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