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Lots of juvenile birds around my my garden including this baby robin, the second brood for my robin pair this season. A...
18/06/2026

Lots of juvenile birds around my my garden including this baby robin, the second brood for my robin pair this season. And it reminds me of a line from some Tv show 'Children these days...so demanding'!!!

I suppose its not everyone can say they have a Song Thrush visit their garden. Because he was so fluffed up I thought pe...
02/06/2026

I suppose its not everyone can say they have a Song Thrush visit their garden. Because he was so fluffed up I thought perhaps it was a juvenile but its more likely that he was just getting the sun on his wings, apparently that helps to keep tics at bay.

I'd say I'm not the only one with a garden full of greenflies/aphids. They seem to particularly like the Columbine. I d...
28/05/2026

I'd say I'm not the only one with a garden full of greenflies/aphids. They seem to particularly like the Columbine. I decided to see what type of close up I could get bearing in mind I dont own the sort of specialist lens usually used for this sort of Macro work.

With the recent good weather, I've been out and about, mostly at Corkagh, taking lots of photos. This is just a simple ...
28/05/2026

With the recent good weather, I've been out and about, mostly at Corkagh, taking lots of photos. This is just a simple image of a very common flower at the park throughout the summer: Vetch. Its a member of the Pea family apparently. When I look at this photo it just makes me think of lazy summer afternoons strolling through our beautiful park.

I shared some photos of the Common Blue Damselfly taken over at the fishing lakes on the Friends of Corkagh page. Here ...
28/05/2026

I shared some photos of the Common Blue Damselfly taken over at the fishing lakes on the Friends of Corkagh page. Here are a few more. Of course the warm weather means they all emerge at the same time but for the past one to two years they will have been living unnoticed as nymphs in the shallow water at the edges of the lakes. They live for 2 - 4 weeks depending on weather conditions.

There are a pair of Wagtails at the Mill pond next to the fishing lakes and I got some reasonable photos on Thursday. B...
09/05/2026

There are a pair of Wagtails at the Mill pond next to the fishing lakes and I got some reasonable photos on Thursday. Beautiful little birds and I dont know why they are known as Grey Wagtails when their most notable feature is their yellow breast.

A couple of days ago I noticed this little Bluetit kept flying at a mirror in the garden. Needless to say the mirror is...
07/05/2026

A couple of days ago I noticed this little Bluetit kept flying at a mirror in the garden. Needless to say the mirror is now fully covered so the little guy doesn't waste any more energy trying to fight with himself!!

Russborough House is a favourite spot of mine. I can never do this pretty bridge justice but here are a couple of photos...
07/05/2026

Russborough House is a favourite spot of mine. I can never do this pretty bridge justice but here are a couple of photos anyway.

The camera can be peculiar: you see an appealing scene, you take the photo, and it doesnt look as nice as to the naked e...
28/04/2026

The camera can be peculiar: you see an appealing scene, you take the photo, and it doesnt look as nice as to the naked eye. Then you take a photo of something very ordinary, like these Ivy berries and WOW!

The Chiffchaffs have arrived at Corkagh for the summer. When you think how far these small birds have to fly just to ge...
22/04/2026

The Chiffchaffs have arrived at Corkagh for the summer. When you think how far these small birds have to fly just to get here, the ones we hear singing 'chiff chaff chiff chaff' have travelled from the Mediterranean and even further. Anyway I got a few photos of one near the wetlands area last weekend.

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