A gaggle of Barnacle Geese march towards the water's edge
Oystercatcher flying low, its reflection caught in the calm water
A close-up of a white swan floating gracefully on dark water. The water's surface acts as a mirror, reflecting intricate, wavy patterns of bare tree branches. Sunlight glints off the ripples in the upper right, casting a soft, serene glow on the swan's pristine white feathers and prominent orange beak. The overall feel is calm, still, and beautifully peaceful.
This beautiful Mute Swan was hoping for some food from me at Marlay Park in Dublin today. (I had none). 🦢
#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #MarlayPark #Dublin #Swan #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #IrishWildlife #BirdsOfIreland
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‣ Ambitious tree-planting project
‣ Brent geese becoming city geese
‣ Wet and getting wetter
‣ Salmon deaths and tyre pollution - a trial in the US
‣ Pigeon Hole Loop
‣ #birdsofireland goldcrest
📷 snow moon #Cork
Today's proof print so I can see where we are...
Every line considered and cut by hand.
Risks taken.
Plans tweaked.
Physical limitations balance creative overload.
Art is human. It's personal and universal. Of the moment and immortal.
#irishart #irishartist #linocut #birdsofireland #SpéirGhorm
When the mediocrity in control of the planet seem intent on destruction every act of human creation is rebellion.
A wee proof printing of life outside data.
Lino print by TDM.
#irishart #irishartist #linocut #birdsofireland #SpéirGhorm
Today's art offering.
Pidgie Emperoress Pidginíns.
10th generation despotic ruler of my garden and bully of Jack Russells.
#irishart #irishartist #linocut #birdsofireland
#SpéirGhorm
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‣ Wasteful & dangerous to dump batteries & electronics
‣ Iridescent kingfishers need clear waters
‣ Invisible carbon
‣ Testing the waters when forming new relationships
‣ Kerry Way hike options
‣ #birdsofireland blackcap
📷 thrush in winter sunshine
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‣ Garden birds return
‣ Great things to look forward to in 2026
‣ Ireland has lived through colder climates than this
‣ Alice Taylor: Weathering storms
‣ Dogs and the 'right' kind of self-awareness test
‣ #birdsofireland chiffchaff
📷Kerry sunset @Valerieosull1
#birdsofireland
Es ist bitter kalt draußen.
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▶Winter walks
▶Explore your shore
▶Saving the planet, one label at a time
▶Father of modern geology
▶Ireland's longest waymarked walking trail — takes around three weeks
#birdsofireland short-eared owl
📸second try at catching prey
Oystercatcher flies low over the shoreline of the Shannon Estuary. The river surface in the bacground reflects the orange glow of the setting sun
An oystercatcher on the Shannon Estuary. #BirdsOfIreland #WildAtlanticWay #Kerry #Ciarrai
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‣ Farmers helping nature
‣ Flaws in laws intended to prevent water pollution
‣ Honeybee impact on local bees
‣ Our winter weather explained
‣ Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
‣ #birdsofireland buzzard
📷 #Cork Lough crib
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‣ Free the 15 penguins campaign
‣ Nature's bounty of wild native winter fruits
‣ Black Death myths challenged
‣ Early-warning systems more vital than ever
‣ Iconic West Cork coastline scenes in Norman McCloskey book
‣ #birdsofireland Merlin
📷 East #Cork Camera Club calendar
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‣ Hibernating hedgehogs
‣ Why female mammals live longer but female birds don't
‣ Safeguarding Atlantic salmon migration
‣ Phosphate resources
‣ Misplaced fishing regulations objections
‣ #birdsofireland Peregrine
📷 Flooded Lee Fields #Cork
@whittledaway.bsky.social @miseanja.bsky.social
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‣ Quirky seal pup video
‣ Unwanted visitors on the move thanks to climate crisis
‣ #COP30 has a significant location
‣ Some of the greenest ways to go when you go
‣ Glenary in Comeragh Mountains — poor land & rich history
‣ #birdsofireland Sparrowhawk
📷 Torc and Muckross Lake #killarney
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‣ Protect our living rivers' rights
‣ On the trail to Ireland's highest inland summit
‣ Deer rut season
‣ A 'green' wedding dress
‣ Pine martin revival
‣ #birdsofireland barn owl
📷autumn colours at Fitzgerald Park #cork
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‣ Atlantic Pond #cork reopens next month
‣ Pick up leaves... or leave them?
‣ Nature Restoration & public land
‣ A visit to all 8 of Ireland's national parks
‣ Clapper bridges & other remnants of our past @remnantsofourpast
‣ #birdsofireland kestrel
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‣ Mackerel in drastic decline
‣ Burren winterage tradition... how to take part
‣ Éanna Ní Lamhna's book is worth checking out
‣ Who's carbon footprint is biggest?
‣ Frog routes and polka- dot newts — Anja Murray's latest book
‣ #birdsofireland Fulmar
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‣ Nocturnal animals and Autumn equinox
‣ Paludiculture in Ireland
‣ Out-of-date meds
‣ Where to pick pumpkins in 2025
‣ Migration & aging link
‣ #birdsofireland Gannet
📷UCC arboretum tour for National Tree Day
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‣ Why do we accept pollution & fish kills?
‣ Swan lake not always so serene
‣ A sewer 'deep dive'
‣ Ancient fights — Boyne battle site visit
‣ Our climate targets... clock ticks and bills mount
‣ #birdsofireland storm petrel
📷Here's who got to name the new Fota red pandas?
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‣ Bumper apple crop this year
‣ Colourful or camouflaged crabs
‣ Foraging in Ireland — a feast or a fatal mistake
‣ Long working day for city birds
‣ Unique 'time capsule' museum in Tipperary
‣ #birdsofireland Manx shearwater
📷Fab seal pup
A close-up photograph of a white swan swimming on a body of water. The swan's long neck and head are in focus, with its orange beak clearly visible. The water is a dark, rippling grey, and in the foreground, there are out-of-focus plants with small, spiky purple flowers. The light is catching the swan's neck, highlighting the texture of its feathers.
Nature's Royalty. #swanlife #waterfowl #birdwatching #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #birdsofireland #irishwildlife #birdphotography #birdlovers #beautifulbirds #feathers #naturephotography #smartphonephotography #photography
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‣ The Lie of the Land: Do we need a Ministry for the Future or a Future Generations Commissioner?
‣ Best blackberry season in years
‣ Illegally released croc
‣ Hands off Nature: Vital to defend laws protecting nature & people
‣ Quirky snail Ned
‣ #birdsofireland Shag
📷Coal Quay pigeons
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‣ The Burren: magical but under pressure
‣ What's the story, twiggy glory — stick insects
‣ Mosquito surveillance
‣ Light pollution tricking birds into staying up later
‣ Ongoing invasive cherry laurel battle
‣ #birdsofireland: cormorant
📷 Surf's up
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‣ How we plugged the hole in the sky — & what we can learn from it
‣ Vital role of bugs
‣ A year in the woods in Montalto
‣ Nurdles polluting the ocean
‣ Unbearable heat in some newbuilds
‣ #birdsofireland: glaucous gull
📷 Happy seal & surf, Kerry
Three Common Guillemots on the sea. The centre bird is sitting up with its wings raised, and is recognisable as the bridled form of Common Guillemot by its white "spectacles".
Bridled form of Common Guillemot (centre bird) by the Blasket Islands. #Birds #BirdsOfIreland
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‣ How to help stranded dolphins
‣ How are we going to tackle plastic pollution at all levels?
‣ Coastal erosion & what can be done about it
‣ Remembering Glenbower Lake in East Cork
‣ Arctic cave finds
‣ #birdsofireland: mediterranean gull
📷 Natterjack toadlet, Kerry
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‣ Self-seeding wild flowers
‣ Can ash trees come back from dieback?
‣ Why we have a Duke of Wellington monument in Tipperary
‣ Butterflies fluttering by
‣ The Unnatural History of Animals — Tales from a Zoological Museum by Martyn Linnie
#BirdsofIreland — black-headed gull
📷 bumble bee