Some pictures I took recently

V Bull · 26-05-2009 8:49pm

Wow, they are fantastic photos.

Here are some of mine of the Blue Tits in my garden, not the same quality as the others but ok I think, hope you like them.....:)

How do you post the photo directly onto the thread?? :rolleyes:

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Fran Costello · 29-05-2009 10:44am

Red Kitered kite.jpg

Morrisseeee · 29-05-2009 12:19pm

I asked this monkey could I post up his picture, he turned around and said "....yeah, whatever !"

pft · 29-05-2009 1:20pm

Marley Park's peacock on a windy day.

boneless · 02-06-2009 7:38pm

Fran Costello wrote: »

Red Kitered kite.jpg

Where did you take this? Wicklow? Nice shot.

Kess73 · 09-06-2009 11:29pm

Kess73 · 09-06-2009 11:30pm

doctor evil · 20-06-2009 8:54pm

Those birds have you well trained Kess73!

Tzetze · 29-06-2009 12:36pm

Saw this guy while out and about the other day. Sorry for the poor quality pic, but he was at a huge distance at the time.

Is it a buzzard?

boneless · 29-06-2009 2:25pm

It certainly is!! Nice image all the same

Kaldorn · 01-07-2009 10:50am

mukki wrote: »

found this thing under a massive log on the lawn yesterday, what is it?

i'm in meath

relax he was about 2 inches long

edit.... oh my god i just spotted the eggs, sad now

relax those arent newt eggs i have seen them in my garden lots of times..he was probably eating them if anything....

Connacht · 06-07-2009 10:15am

Tzetze,
Would be delighted to know if you saw your Buzzard in Co. Galway. Sightings west of the Shannon extremely rare. Almost all reports of Buzzard here and on Irish Birding are from Leinster, with some from Munster. PM me rough location if you don't mind.

Tzetze · 07-07-2009 8:34pm

In case anyone else is also interested, the Buzzard above was spotted near the Ulster/Leinster border, on the Ulster side.

Got this fella today...

Trojan911 · 31-07-2009 10:34am

Farran Wood, Cork.

gary82 · 01-08-2009 6:24pm

Had a very welcome visitor to the garden today....

Few more photos here>>

Mycroft H · 06-08-2009 9:21pm

Just spotted this thread lol

great black back gull - irelands eye

Nerin · 06-08-2009 9:43pm

australia:

Tazzy

Roos

Koala

BFassassin · 07-08-2009 1:27pm

3 buzzards flew over the house today. I know there is only 2 in this photo btw

Wish I had a longer lense for my camera as they were extremely high up. Heard them calling at first and then had to search for them lol.
Checked the call on the rspb site to confirm what they were.

Tzetze · 07-08-2009 3:44pm

BFassassin · 07-08-2009 10:11pm

Love the Kingfisher shots tzetze.
Were abouts are they taken btw?

Tzetze · 08-08-2009 10:10am

BFassassin wrote: »

Love the Kingfisher shots tzetze.
Were abouts are they taken btw?

Thanks, they were taken about 10k SE of Galway, in the Clarinbridge/Kilcolgan/Ardrahan area

stick-dan · 11-08-2009 10:35pm

pft · 18-08-2009 9:57pm

Saw this little fellow on Killiney beach recently. Would love to know what it is.

Judgement Day · 18-08-2009 10:21pm

Humming Bird Hawkmoth - there is a thread about them on here - sorry I can't post the link. Just type the name into the thread search in Nature & Bird Watching.

boneless · 19-08-2009 4:31pm

Lovely pics!!!

ciano6 · 22-08-2009 10:27pm

Lilac Breasted Roller

Mollywolly · 26-08-2009 6:00pm

This is my friendly neighbourhood robin. He's got so used to me feeding him that he's normally waiting by the patio door when I get up

Jackobyte · 01-09-2009 2:41pm

This is a picture I am very proud of... Took it at the rear of my house last september...! I believe it to be a kestral...! Image is of it feeding on another bird! I walked to within about 8 feet to get the pic...! It had an aura of raw power...! Even though you are much larger than it, you still felt threatened by it...!

Mollywolly · 01-09-2009 3:18pm

Jackobyte wrote: »

This is a picture I am very proud of... Took it at the rear of my house last september...! I believe it to be a kestral...! Image is of it feeding on another bird! I walked to within about 8 feet to get the pic...! It had an aura of raw power...! Even though you are much larger than it, you still felt threatened by it...!

Great pic, but I can't help feeling a little bit sorry for the kestrel's lunch

Jackobyte · 01-09-2009 3:26pm

Me too... Took it in Dooradoyle... It was eating for 4 hours...:eek:

stevensi · 01-09-2009 4:11pm

Nice shot but just to let you know that it's a sparrowhawk a female in fact.

Jackobyte · 01-09-2009 4:24pm

I thought that at first but then I looked up sparrowhawk on birdwatchireland and they have a sparrowhawk looking like this http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=395 and a kestral looking like this http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=397 and it looked alot more like the kestral... Probably is a sparrowhawk though...

stevensi · 02-09-2009 8:57am

Hi,

The Sparrowhawk on the Birdwatch Ireland website is a male. The male has a reddish colour on the breast. The one in your picture is a female hence the brown colouring. The female is also larger then the male.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sparrowhawk/index.asp

Jackobyte · 02-09-2009 4:51pm

stevensi wrote: »

Hi,

The Sparrowhawk on the Birdwatch Ireland website is a male. The male has a reddish colour on the breast. The one in your picture is a female hence the brown colouring. The female is also larger then the male.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sparrowhawk/index.asp

Cool!

gary82 · 02-09-2009 5:44pm

googs · 06-09-2009 12:45am

hope these come out right.. two foxes used to come out at night and take food we left out for them... one morning I was able to get a few piccys of one of them..

Mothman · 07-09-2009 12:05am

I had the pleasure of the company of a juvenile Osprey which roosted within long range camera shot (about 300m) of my garden for number of days last week. At one stage I counted 16 magpies in close attendance

Reisman · 08-09-2009 1:27pm

Butterfly in garden in Waterford taken with phone. Anyone know what it's called?

Reisman · 08-09-2009 1:32pm

Good old Heron taken with phone at Rathfarnham castle recently. Btw great pics everyone, sparrowhawk, foxes and Osprey shots all excellent to see.

Judgement Day · 08-09-2009 1:50pm

Reisman - your butterfly is a Red Admiral. Nice pic of the heron too!

Reisman · 08-09-2009 1:58pm

Thanks JD, wouldn't know much about butterflies but always open to learning!

Durnish · 10-09-2009 9:55am

right, I really like this pic I took yesterday in my garden, Belfast.
It's a new generation Painted Lady.
Isn't he/she beautiful?

ciaran76 · 14-09-2009 8:12pm

Phone pic of a spider in my garden yesterday. He lives under the window sill.

Anyone know what type it is?

Rainbowsend · 15-09-2009 9:16pm

lovely thread, got this little fella recently nice to see them now the sun is shining!
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Mothman · 15-09-2009 9:35pm

Rainbowsend wrote: »

lovely thread, got this little fella recently nice to see them now the sun is shining!
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It's a Common Darter.
Often on the wing into November

whatnext · 15-09-2009 11:07pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

Phone pic of a spider in my garden yesterday. He lives under the window sill.

Anyone know what type it is?

Same question here, this lad (Sid) lives on my balcony, been there about 3 months, and is about 15mm head to butt.

littlebug · 19-09-2009 8:52pm

Apologies for the bad quality pic here but I can't figure out what the bird on the left is? Any ideas?

Rainbowsend · 19-09-2009 9:11pm

Young swallow methinks?

littlebug · 19-09-2009 9:49pm

Rainbowsend wrote: »

Young swallow methinks?

Ah I hadn't thought of that

It makes sense in terms of size and shape but the general "redness" and little collar threw me.

Some pictures I took recently

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