Rushes foreground Waterway Land either side Peaks in the distance under layers of cloud and sky
Slieves Donard and Commedagh from the #Quoile
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Rushes foreground Waterway Land either side Peaks in the distance under layers of cloud and sky
Slieves Donard and Commedagh from the #Quoile
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Across #Quoile waterway, in sight of Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh, #Mournes
Water high so no rocks for birds to perch on.
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Samhain colours including viburnum snowball(?), blackberry!, hawthron, gorse/whin. #Quoile waterway.
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Low-flying swans. #Quoile waterway.
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
September Berries along the #Quoile
1) willow-leafed Cotoneaster
2 + 3) Highbush cranberry, Vuburnum
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Cormorant drying wings in this pic. #Quoile Waterway near the barrage that protects the waterway from the tide coming through #Strangford Lough
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpéirGhorm
Wildflower meadow at the Quoile River putting on a stellar show, even in the pissing rain.
#wildflower #meadow #rain #quoile #dontmowletitgrow #crocosmialucifer
Late evening view and birdsong; not far from the #Quoile
Blackcap included
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#Spéirghorm
Settled on a series of rocks on the water. One with wings outstretched
Cormorants
Just chilling (and drying out)
#Quoile Waterway
Some of the bird life.
#Quoile
Two ponies on the created rise. Picture taken from the Quoile side
Konik is a Polish breed of small horse or pony.
They are used along the #Quoile waterway.
Seen here on the constructed barrier that provides flood protection from the tide in Strangford Lough.
Some say the gates were not lowered in time to protect Downpatrick a few years ago.