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Some Nature Pictures I Took Recently - II (Seasonal Photos)

OpenYourEyes · 2019-02-22 18:05:25

Mod Note: Hi Everyone, the first "Some Pictures I Took Recently" thread was a phenomenal success, running for a bit over 10 years with 10,000 posts and featuring some fantastic photos and amazing species. It was no doubt the way many people got 'hooked' into the Nature & Birdwatching forum over the years, and the Boards.ie…

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#652 01-07-2020 7:28pm

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IrishZeus wrote: »

Both lovely photos but that first one is spectacular

Any chance you would share your camera settings to capture that?

Thank you for your comment. Both photos were taken using a APS-C camera so multiply the focal length of the lens by 1.5 to get the actual value.

Photo 1. 1/2500 f5.6 200mm Good light and background and quiet close.
Photo 2. 1/2500 F4 280mm includes 1.4 tele converter reduced light and dark background quiet far away

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#653 02-07-2020 1:29pm

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Collard dove and a wood pigeon ?

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#654 02-07-2020 3:54pm

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No, just wood pigeons, I'd say. Collared doves have a "collar" and they're "beigier" in colour.

https://www.ecosia.org/search?q=collared+dove

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#655 02-07-2020 4:32pm

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Means Of Escape wrote: »

Collard dove and a wood pigeon ?

All Wood Pigeons for me too.....

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#656 02-07-2020 8:54pm

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Lovely day out in Tory Island... Corncrake and Rose-coloured Starling

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#657 03-07-2020 12:37am

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Wow great to see the corncrake.

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#658 03-07-2020 12:09pm

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Means Of Escape wrote: »

Collard dove and a wood pigeon ?

That's an adult woodpigeon and a juvenile woodpigeon. The juv hasn't developed the white collar yet...

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#659 03-07-2020 3:55pm

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gzoladz wrote: »

Lovely day out in Tory Island... Corncrake and Rose-coloured Starling

What a coincidence! We saw a rosy starling in the garden (Wexford) today and it caused much argument as to whether it was an albino blackbird, albino starling, or some kind of dwarf magpie.

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#661 05-07-2020 4:14pm

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#662 07-07-2020 8:17pm

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With the lifting of restrictions, the Lads were delighted to be able to meet up for a drink...

but there's always one who ruins it for everyone....

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#663 07-07-2020 11:34pm

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Livefornow wrote: »

With the lifting of restrictions, the Lads were delighted to be able to meet up for a drink...

but there's always one who ruins it for everyone....

price less

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Juvenile Bluetit In Tymon Park

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#665 08-07-2020 8:02pm

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Black Cap

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#666 08-07-2020 8:49pm

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NEW WAVE wrote: »

Black Cap

Poor fella looks like he got a fade from one of his parents.

"Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."
Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.

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#667 08-07-2020 8:51pm

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Instead of a bowl cut he got an acorn cup cut.

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#668 08-07-2020 8:54pm

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...anyway...

"...and a partri-ige in a pear treeeeee."

I know, iI know, t's a collared dove, not a turtle dove.

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#669 09-07-2020 9:56am

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gzoladz wrote: »

Water Rail, Booterstown Marsh (btw, should this thread be "sticky")

Any tips on spotting water rail? On my list to see

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#670 10-07-2020 8:03pm

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After more than 3 months following my sparrowhawks' pair, I am pleased to report that the chicks have started fledging...I have counted 3 chicks but I suspect there could be 1 or 2 more, just going by the look of them.

I will try to confirm the number over the next few days. Not an easy task though considering that the observation is from the road and the action takes place at the top of the trees.

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#671 10-07-2020 9:15pm

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Fabulous pictures gzoladz, well done you.

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#672 10-07-2020 9:38pm

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Goldfinch in Flight

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#673 12-07-2020 3:52pm

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Heron in flight

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#675 19-07-2020 1:31am

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Some butterflies from Ardgillan castle today, best guess what they are

Red Admiral

Small White

Gatekeeper Edit:Meadow Brown

Bees

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#676 19-07-2020 11:04am

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I believe the gatekeeper is actually a meadow brown. The gatekeeper has two white dots surrounded by black almost like a figure of 8.

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#677 19-07-2020 11:50pm

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Mallard Duck

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#678 21-07-2020 2:09am

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Some pics I got on Lough Ree with my phone a couple of days ago:

Moorhen

Coot and chicks

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Spotted Flycatcher with insect

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#680 22-07-2020 8:06pm

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My sparrowhawk chicks continue growing. They are still hanging around the site where the nest is. 2xF, 1xM.

It won't be long before they leave to live their own adventures, what an amazing lock down project this has been. I have followed them nearly every day since their parents were mating and nest building. They will be missed, hopefully I will see them around in my neighborhood.

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#681 22-07-2020 10:16pm

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Lapwing chick.Not great picture,didn't want to disturb them to much

Mod note: Photo removed. No photos of chicks or eggs without an NPWS license.

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Had a visit from a Chiffchaff today

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#683 24-07-2020 5:48pm

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Female Black Cap

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Beautiful, I’ve never noticed the vivid blue edging before!

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Spotted Flycatchers

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#688 01-08-2020 6:13pm

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Gone fishing

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#689 01-08-2020 7:50pm

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I was removing a pile of rocks from the back garden today, found 19 newts. Painstaking work, to avoid crushing them. Thankfully, they just freeze when spotted, so easy enough to lift and move them. Moved them all up to a micro-pond area, plenty of stones and wood to hide under there, no known casualties.

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#690 02-08-2020 11:42am

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didn't think we had newts in ireland, learn something new everyday

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I knew we had them but I've never seen one - I thought they'd be much bigger! And I also thought that was a lizard, but I can see that the shape of the head is different and the tail much more flexible.

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#692 02-08-2020 12:42pm

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I've seen them a handful of times around this area, but only ever one at a time. That is a female smooth newt. The male has a stripe down the spine, females have parallel stripes down either side. I've seen them a lot bigger than this too, maybe young?

They're used by researchers as bioindicators around lakes and streams. Apparently because they have such thin skin, they're susceptible to toxins and pollution, so if they're found in numbers, it's safe to assume the environment is fairly pollution free.

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#693 02-08-2020 5:17pm

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Any ideas on this one folks?.....

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It's an Alder Moth caterpillar. The moth is fairly unspectacular looking compared to the caterpillar.

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#695 02-08-2020 5:50pm

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Alun wrote: »

It's an Alder Moth caterpillar. The moth is fairly unspectacular looking compared to the caterpillar.

Thanks Alun, found not far from Alder and Birch so it was a happy chappie.....

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Mod: No photos of nests are allowed. It's illegal to approach/disturb/photograph nests and nesting areas without a valid licence.
More info here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99720151&postcount=7428

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lolie wrote: »

Mod: No photos of nests are allowed. It's illegal to approach/disturb/photograph nests and nesting areas without a valid licence.
More info here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99720151&postcount=7428

Ok just realised how stupid it was to post photos of the nest.
To point out the nest was on a wall a few metres from the back door of the house and was a quick snap in passing when no adults were about, also they're cropped so not as close as it seems.
The parent photo was also a zoomed cropped shot taken with a bluetooth shutter so the birds weren't disturbed.

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lolie wrote: »

Mod: No photos of nests are allowed. It's illegal to approach/disturb/photograph nests and nesting areas without a valid licence.
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theyre not peregrin falcons here

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#699 04-08-2020 3:32pm

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wildlifeboy wrote: »

theyre not peregrin falcons here

Mod Note: It doesn't matter what species they are - all nesting birds are legally protected in this way in Ireland under the Wildlife Act, and this is the rule that is enforced here. If you want to discuss it further you can PM me and not post in-thread.

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#701 05-08-2020 11:29pm

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Hopefully this is safe to post, another few on the phone taken weeks ago.
Elephant hawk moth, flew in to the shed so had to handle it to put it back outside.
Beautiful creature.

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