Arlington
Arlington Cemetary, near Washington DC, with its simple stones standing directly in the grass, evokes a sense of being at a memorial on the actual battlefield.
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Lago di Fusine, Italy, at sunrise
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Waterfall, Soca Valley River, Slovenia
Dolomite Flow
Dolomites
Lapwing chick- a little dot in a very large field. County Mayo, West of Ireland
Lapwing birds tend to nest in loose groups. Individual territories are small about 0.4-0.8 ha and are only held until the chicks hatch.
In the breeding season, lapwings need a mosaic of habitats, because they need different conditions for nesting and for chick rearing.
The nest is a scrape in the ground, lined with a variable amount of plant material. The birds need a good all round view from the nest to spot predators, and nest either on bare ground or in short vegetation. They lay clutches of four cryptically coloured eggs from late March to early June, and chicks hatch 3-4 weeks later. They are covered in down when they hatch, and are able to walk about and feed within hours.
Soon after hatching, the parents will lead them to suitable feeding areas, where the supply of surface invertebrates is good and the vegetation low. They particularly need to have nearby grassland, especially if it contains flood pools and damp patches.
The transfer between the nesting and chick-rearing habitats can be hazardous, and chick survival often depends on how far they have to travel. The families stay in the chick-rearing habitat until the young are ready to fly at 5-6 weeks old. Lapwings only rear one brood a year, but may lay up to four replacement clutches if the eggs are lost.
Seapoint Sunset
Panorama from this evenings sunset May 19th 2022
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Soca River Valley , Slovenia
Misty morning
Early morning at the Upper Lake in Killarney.
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Slovenia
Jay, ready for take off.
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Rays of Light
Galway Cathedral
Lapwing-Vanellus vanellus
The lapwing has a spectacular songflight. The male wobbles, zigzags, rolls and dives while calling to advertise his presence to rival males and potential mates. The birds tend to nest in loose groups. Individual territories are small about 0.4-0.8 ha and are only held until the chicks hatch.
In the breeding season, lapwings need a mosaic of habitats, because they need different conditions for nesting and for chick rearing.
The nest is a scrape in the ground, lined with a variable amount of plant material. The birds need a good all round view from the nest to spot predators, and nest either on bare ground or in short vegetation. They often choose rough or broken ground to aid concealment of the nest. Spring sown crops and rough grazing are ideal.
Turn on the Moon - Dublin Ireland
Dublin 1
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Puffin Love
Saltees Islands
Magpie - National Botanic Gardens - Dublin Ireland
Dublin 9
Funny moment during the shoot, I didn't expect a magpie but now it's part of the scene!
Going out (1 of 1)
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Threat from Above
Rasun Anterselva, Dolomites
Red Fox
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Wall of colors - National Botanic Gardens - Dublin Ireland
Dublin 9
Abstract front facade of Courts of Justice - Dublin Ireland
Dublin 8
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Chaffinch
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Up Close and Personal - Puffin
Saltee Islands
C’ mon Leinster!
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set down area
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the girl on the 155 bus
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Nature's Umbrella
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Complementary Colours - Lilac
"Offshoot weekly theme" "Complementary Colours"
Complementary Colours
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Baby Hare- Leveret
A young hare is called a leveret (up to one year of age). They are born with their eyes open, and are left alone in the day, laying in place, in forms to avoid attracting predators. The mother returns at sunset and the leverets gather around her to suckle.
Seapoint Sunrise
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Howth rainbow
Brief rainbow shot with 200-600mm lens from sandymount strand last evening
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paths
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Helios, the Sun God. Roman 2nd C AD. South Dome Room, Neues Museum, Berlin
What’s that Dubliners song? I liked how the roof light above resembles a solar eclipse… appropriate!
The Rhododendron Path
Kilmacurragh Offshoot outing
Reflections
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Pleasent Walk
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Stonechat- Perfectly balanced
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Complementary colours
Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs, Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf, Washington DC
"Hook Head Lighthouse"
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New Growth_Kilmacurragh
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Spring Colours_Kilmacurragh
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Complimentary Colours_Window
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Complimentary Colours House at Junction
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Kilmacurragh Reflections
Offshoot outing
Skylark
Adult Skylarks have a prominent white supercilium and frequently raise their crown feathers to form a little crest. Juveniles have much of the black streaking replaced by spotting and lack the crest. When flushed from the ground, keeps close to the ground unlike the similar Meadow Pipit which typically rises straight up.
Foreboding Sky
Sandymount
Wexford Dogs
Wexford dogs resting
Robin in Kilkenny Castle grounds
Cryptic Wood White Butterfly
The Cryptic Wood White only occurs in Ireland. It was discovered to be different from the Wood White in 2001 and, more recently, its identification was changed again to this new name. The Wood White is very similar, but seems to be restricted to the Burren region in Ireland.
The upperwings are white with rounded edges. The males have a black mark in the edge of the forewing. The undersides are white, with indistinct grey or greenish markings.
Skellig pinks
At St. Finian's Bay looking out at the Skellig islands at sunset.
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Bushy Park cygnet
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Oldtown Villa Joiosa
Contrasting Colours_balloons
Hastings Pier
Kilkenny Castle Rose Garden-1
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Braclet Stones-1
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Social distancing!
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Aula Max NUIG Galway
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The reader - Howth Ireland
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Purple flower - National Botanic Gardens - Dublin Ireland
Dublin 9
Early morning
Some lovely light and mist at the upper lake Killarney on an Explore Light workshop a few weeks ago.
Malga Rossa in Valle Aurina
Dolomites
"The Gerber Daisy"
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The Yellow Field
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Date Night
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The forest floor
Offshoot outing to Killinthomas Wood
Bluebells in the Rain
Kilinthomas Woods while under attack from the midges
Light arc - Dublin Ireland
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Headgear
Digital image
Aquilegia tethered focus stacked
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Brunico sunset
Dolomites
Powerscourt Waterfall Downstream
Cloudy day shooting waterfall, beautiful place but too busy to get nice shots there
Dans walk
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Near the salt marshes - Clontarf Ireland
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Just had a full turkish back and sides.
Just had a full Turkish back and sides.
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Long-tailed tit -Aegithalos caudatus
The long-tailed tit is a tiny bird of hedgerows, woodland, parks and gardens. It builds a domed nest out of moss in a bush or the fork of a tree, and camouflages it with cobwebs and lichen. It lines the nest with as many as 1,500 feathers to make it soft for the eight to twelve eggs it lays.
Long-tailed tits are active feeders, hunting out insects and spiders among the smaller branches and leaves of trees in woodlands.
The long-tailed tit does, indeed, have a long black-and-white tail that is bigger than its body. It has a black, white and pink back, a white head with a wide, black eyestripe, and a pale pink belly.
What a little beautiful bird and very fast I was lucky to get this shot in the first few seconds of arriving and then I did not get any more.
re learning live shooting!
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Wash day!
Bad habits??
The Marina
Offshoot abstract competition entry
Gannet
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Kestrel
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Irish National Stud
In 1900 Colonel William Hall-Walker (Lord Wavertree) bought land and decided to breed racehorses. He was a most eccentric man and keen astrologer. His breeding theories revolved around the stars under which a horse was born. Those constellations led him to decide if the foal was worth keeping to become a racehorse or if it should be sold at the the sales. His peers thought this preposterous and he was scorned by the establishment. However, against the odds, his theory actually proved incredibly successful.
He had a Japanese Garden built by an eminent Japanese landscape gardener, Tassa Eida. The garden symbolises the journey of a soul from Oblivion to Eternity and the human experience of its embodiment as it journeys by paths of its own choice through life.
In 1945 the Irish Government took over its running and in May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II came to the Irish National Stud to see for herself where the winners of five Classics for her family were produced.
This beautiful sculpture by Bob Quinn immortalises Colonel William Hall-Walker and his breeding theory.
Wash day!
in Santa Clara, Cuba
Sandymount Reflection
Dublin
"Tack Sharp" - Gerber Daisy
I am back taking Floral images again with amazing shapes and superb colours. I did a lot of this prior to Covid and really enjoyed it.
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Sorrento Terrace April Sunset (Explored April 29th 2022)
DJI Air2S HDR Panorama from earlier this evening
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European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
The goldfinch is a highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they have a delightful liquid twittering song and call. Their long fine beaks allow them to extract otherwise inaccessible seeds from thistles and teasels.
Bengal Eagle Owl
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Fast Shutter Speed_Windsurfer
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Favourite time in the Woodlands
Just love when the leaves are emerging with that very delicate green
Stalks
Grey heron in Kilbogget park recently
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