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

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    #1022
    HoteiMarkii
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭HoteiMarkii


    glaswegian wrote: »
    I wasn't aware they were scarce in the west, i'm not much of a twitcher tbh, but i like photographing birds, I've heard a Woodpecker drumming in the woods twice in the last week in Doorly park which is adjacent to Sligo town.

    Just a cursory look at the Irish Birding website doesn't appear to show any records for Great Spotted Woodpecker sightings in the County of Sligo.

    Edit: Just had a closer look at Irish Birding and it would seem there's been four or five recorded sightings since about 2014. Union wood (wherever that may be), seems to be a place where most of the sightings have been.


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    #1023
    glaswegian
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    HoteiMarkii wrote: »
    Just a cursory look at the Irish Birding website doesn't appear to show any records for Great Spotted Woodpecker sightings in the County of Sligo.

    Edit: Just had a closer look at Irish Birding and it would seem there's been four or five recorded sightings since about 2014. Union wood (wherever that may be), seems to be a place where most of the sightings have been.

    The sighting for October last was reported by myself, after i had taken the picture i met a chap Bird spotting in Ballisodare bay, i got chatting to him and showed him the pictures, he asked if i would report it to the Irish Birding website, i reported it slightly wrong though, i stated the pic was taken at Dooney rock when it was infact taken in Slish wood, both woodland walks on the shore of Lough Gill, so if i ever meet that chap again i'll have to apologize for sending him to the wrong place,:eek: even though they back on to one and other.


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    #1024
    NEW WAVE
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    Blackbird
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    #1025
    Tea For Two
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭Tea For Two


    That’s a stunning photo NEW WAVE


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    #1026
    Meteorite58
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    Scarlet Elf Cup in Ballyseedy Woods Tralee recently.

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    #1027
    lolie
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    My sister sent me these pics of common newts (Lissotriton vulgaris) outside her back door. They appear regularly.

    Tuesday night
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    Again last night, brought a few friends with them
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    #1028
    Alun
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    lolie wrote: »
    My sister sent me these pics of common lizards outside her back door. They appear regularly.
    Not an expert by any means but on any photos I've seen (including ones I've taken myself) common lizards have 5 toes on their front feet whereas these appear to have 3. Could they be common/smooth newts rather than common lizards?


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    #1029
    pottokblue
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    Glaswegian I agree with New Home your robin close up portrait is adorable from a distance I only see the brown/red/white feathers its nice to see feathers close up!


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    #1030
    lolie
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    Alun wrote: »
    Not an expert by any means but on any photos I've seen (including ones I've taken myself) common lizards have 5 toes on their front feet whereas these appear to have 3. Could they be common/smooth newts rather than common lizards?

    You're correct, its a common/smooth newt. Dont know why i had lizard in my head when writing that.
    I might head over tonight and try get a better photo if they're out again.


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    #1031
    NEW WAVE
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    Gathering of the clan
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    #1032
    pottokblue
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    Mad an amphibian version of see you in Coppers!!!


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    #1033
    Alun
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    pottokblue wrote: »
    Mad an amphibian version of see you in Coppers!!!
    ... no social distancing, and not a face mask in sight :D


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    #1034
    cnocbui
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    NEW WAVE wrote: »
    Gathering of the clan

    Looks lik an orgy to me.


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    #1035
    New Home
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    I'm shocked and appalled. That should have had a NSFW tag. Won't somebody think of the tadpoles?!

    NEW WAVE, these folks would be interested in hearing from you, I could bet on it. :)


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    #1036
    Birdnuts
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    cnocbui wrote: »
    Looks lik an orgy to me.

    Male frogs will hump anything at this time of year - saw a programme on Sky Nature recently were Salamanders in Germany were being "molested" by male Marsh Frogs as they tried to approach a pond


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    #1037
    New Home
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    "How YOU doin'".


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    #1038
    lolie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭lolie


    Another pic sent to me this morning. The local bedding factory thought there was a cat hiding out in it the past few weeks so they set up a trap. Turned out it was a pine marten.
    I heard it was released safely later on.
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    One from july, wondered what was driving the goldfinches mad near the house until i seen this fella high up in the ash tree.
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    #1039
    cnocbui
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    Frog-spawn-2.jpg


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    #1040
    NEW WAVE
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    New Home wrote: »
    I'm shocked and appalled. That should have had a NSFW tag. Won't somebody think of the tadpoles?!

    NEW WAVE, these folks would be interested in hearing from you, I could bet on it. :)
    Form completed and sent. Thanks for the info.


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    #1041
    Meteorite58
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    Was feeling left out with no activity until this morning with the first sing of spawn in or pond and this guy hanging about here in Kerry :).

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    #1042
    lolie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,334 ✭✭✭lolie


    Starling from a few days ago
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    #1043
    Meteorite58
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    A couple from the shore today.

    Pied Wagtail and Herring Gull

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    #1044
    thecretinhop
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    this lad is back. pics thru window hoping to get him proper 2mrw


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    #1045
    Meteorite58
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    A few from the garden on this fine Spring like day.

    Chaffinch

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    Goldfinch

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    House sparrow


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    #1046
    pottokblue
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    Thanks for putting up the names Meteorite58 as I'm not great on identifying birds/flowers/trees or knowing their names. Is your kerry frog a papa frog or a mama frog???


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    #1047
    pottokblue
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    thecretinhop wrote: »
    this lad is back. pics thru window hoping to get him proper 2mrw
    who is this lad??


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    #1048
    Meteorite58
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    pottokblue wrote: »
    Thanks for putting up the names Meteorite58 as I'm not great on identifying birds/flowers/trees or knowing their names. Is your kerry frog a papa frog or a mama frog???

    Don't know pottokblue, not well up on them. No new spawn today, slow this year here.


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    #1049
    HoteiMarkii
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭HoteiMarkii


    pottokblue wrote: »
    who is this lad??
    It's a Common Buzzard.


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    #1050
    HoteiMarkii
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭HoteiMarkii


    Meteorite58 wrote: »
    Was feeling left out with no activity until this morning with the first sing of spawn in or pond and this guy hanging about here in Kerry :).

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    Love this! Super capture.


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    #1051
    thecretinhop
    Registered Users Posts: 6,471 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    in other thread manic magpie


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