tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260206872485289482024-03-09T18:46:48.360-08:00Murfs Wildlife John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.comBlogger652125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-42511089707569108092023-03-28T22:57:00.001-07:002023-04-02T01:43:27.568-07:00Ring-necked Ducks<p style="text-align: justify;">I recently found five Ring-necked Ducks in Klikee Reservoir. This is the largest gathering we have had of this rare North American Duck in the county. Prior to this there were claims of four at the one time in Ardclooney at the Parteen basin in the east of the county but not confirmed. There were three young birds some years back at Knockalough not far inland from this coastal pond.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zgueL8jsdJ-fT_qORyYhqSvKPnZTs8ucOZGr5dedi6clIu_K00atNh4xIAeFIhbynLqxQz15m22vPZtpPmujOl7MOmv87ILcj2OXjuVNEFH2sQQbmzSM1Jp04kRDcCz_ta87BFwWMPge22f3idf_L42J1LzI9YrO3dSkW-6w3cc-inHPuRo7FkKk/s800/DSC01624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="800" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zgueL8jsdJ-fT_qORyYhqSvKPnZTs8ucOZGr5dedi6clIu_K00atNh4xIAeFIhbynLqxQz15m22vPZtpPmujOl7MOmv87ILcj2OXjuVNEFH2sQQbmzSM1Jp04kRDcCz_ta87BFwWMPge22f3idf_L42J1LzI9YrO3dSkW-6w3cc-inHPuRo7FkKk/w640-h502/DSC01624.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT3Rpj3U4_XFHpWHiVOoty3vQuTydjdNrJLpX3xb6txAGn1LcU4f8K5PKdwzL8VjjqejogKksstSoeywRbgBsv0qfgXjjZaJuS4Y_s1VxY4CCkOX8nl5H4GFK5qqxHyPdqtmf-IwIrHGNnLh5P2UNcP2L_d9Y8wgj2YcAvB2L-Zayn0kp3ghMPLOm/s1833/DSC01665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This bird was taking it easy at a small pool near Cappagh Pier in Kilrush.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzHaXnMlbpzifcYndiQOukQY3nFLIXTloI8U-TpIQ_f8-NPDde0LLXGGOFXejyJSUn4u_JTuzSGsG1qMyAG8riNvvOJq7Qojd76uCaYMRxCPgh8Y5Lp7uvWDyDP5wsjJRVq3K5Xrx3_t3GIVqrI7X5W4lDmMP8JG-m0vjgBeD8LmVdWMI6_6Zfh_K/s800/DSC01534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzHaXnMlbpzifcYndiQOukQY3nFLIXTloI8U-TpIQ_f8-NPDde0LLXGGOFXejyJSUn4u_JTuzSGsG1qMyAG8riNvvOJq7Qojd76uCaYMRxCPgh8Y5Lp7uvWDyDP5wsjJRVq3K5Xrx3_t3GIVqrI7X5W4lDmMP8JG-m0vjgBeD8LmVdWMI6_6Zfh_K/w640-h624/DSC01534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspude3M-xMPWjHMghxMcZt9hLwARsmLYVMw7ZkjXF0HYPwE7frXIkwvGsPqiO7WeW2N5BooLn0Nn1ZmFxU1_JpJgEBNrWPJBRykYSK4s6nUi_OugAeCO6yI17rCpzvlXMJZc1Bmf2hoyayjwCbWbSRyJ1XDjjugYS9Kar459EDe1JLXED7q1G32Fn/s800/DSC01519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Peregrines are sitting around old buildings awaiting to start laying eggs and getting their breeding season into full swing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqhBdiUXYpWZV50JgnklxIF1Wjt1nnTsqNnWqwWDGo9sF78zxw908NthezOP2ERzYSiiryLyYtBw0xGN9HzbrrusNe9MUmDNfXhkgdBXSVMsXiXxbrjAXCL0tOX49Mj8rO-XGPao5pT9DCySwLCfH3SKeoym0JYxbDIRS3jYXjLFgCu-StilDBkP1/s800/DSC01357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="800" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqhBdiUXYpWZV50JgnklxIF1Wjt1nnTsqNnWqwWDGo9sF78zxw908NthezOP2ERzYSiiryLyYtBw0xGN9HzbrrusNe9MUmDNfXhkgdBXSVMsXiXxbrjAXCL0tOX49Mj8rO-XGPao5pT9DCySwLCfH3SKeoym0JYxbDIRS3jYXjLFgCu-StilDBkP1/w640-h532/DSC01357.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SdE_110McoI4F6KPCxGwgpwv0lO6TrT4Ls_tZmY-brgTwgiFix0WZkg3818xSvcdtBfXkGCGrhnmMjDtMXI4NnhHKmvi3ZayAMtHjfA6_3b0cbJz5BHSJvTS1CKupT2N8LrjVocvfM5eFCxdnfGi6FFvkBxkjeBcMDkaGiOAdKJXO2na3TQWyydN/s800/DSC01368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Fantastic bird.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6xZlVGlPhSiLcPky06Ude7o1yxUOMgIFlpBaz-fbE3jd21HF1pExpQj9XX2wXRxviQiFyQkttL0e-76UxWO8nJasBxF9UvmBEgda_gBI4axU4wgQmg4KcgtVoSvT7eL6xjD3sBnu8y5w6y3XnPuMsmIToYvjkzHi9Iu1Lk7zIv4oZ2dgA-OBZC0H/s800/DSC01203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6xZlVGlPhSiLcPky06Ude7o1yxUOMgIFlpBaz-fbE3jd21HF1pExpQj9XX2wXRxviQiFyQkttL0e-76UxWO8nJasBxF9UvmBEgda_gBI4axU4wgQmg4KcgtVoSvT7eL6xjD3sBnu8y5w6y3XnPuMsmIToYvjkzHi9Iu1Lk7zIv4oZ2dgA-OBZC0H/w640-h634/DSC01203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9yPnpB86HJXABgFyW0CwTWLDKWlt2hTAQ1Yqc4-1nszk8arUESFyuKjxUAej6gASBy44idqbCV-34YfYmMAMwW7AbQjM3vhix-MHvb2EwbiGqm4M8VIH4j93aUOlRDCr6Pxdsvn_RopVNiyUqAQyH_mYF9cCiFI77ehNKKTpV-3u82RSinXlUnrm/s800/DSC01212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When growing up they were extremely plentiful but now the Irish population has decreased by about 60% or more due to habitat loss. It was great to come across a small flock of five birds recently feeding out in a sand dune.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibC4YOu0UCWa7uKdhhaNizNtpxmY6i4Hy0Skwu7tT-AQ2euXZEGD6Im3sKu5_MHVHtmJFm0b8X6oj5FWx-bJR_caVFwoWxLmPjjpKkNwyudEoETOIE0HLPHYaOUkdcvMyUAogDzuXFUCIMy-g63B6AHD9Akr5RoRNYc2VSCWRez5vuV_U8shAw8t-c/s800/DSC01073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibC4YOu0UCWa7uKdhhaNizNtpxmY6i4Hy0Skwu7tT-AQ2euXZEGD6Im3sKu5_MHVHtmJFm0b8X6oj5FWx-bJR_caVFwoWxLmPjjpKkNwyudEoETOIE0HLPHYaOUkdcvMyUAogDzuXFUCIMy-g63B6AHD9Akr5RoRNYc2VSCWRez5vuV_U8shAw8t-c/w640-h480/DSC01073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKXENr7Iv-TJABruyAPKj9uaUUMNCpEKuoBxkaj1Kr7IkNyRgx_BkKRgiKEt_uLcjSIQX0aZc8ReUvwKrnmvx1XkFKFaD01WkhmborZOIbg4T_EeKYp92gooygOf9oecm-AGwofCmNwwezzU58AFzM9mwgkMGKRH_wWPExdImNQg6bgPV_ZSNflyD/s800/DSC01080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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While in Tallowbridge Waterford yesterday morning to see the Greater Yellowlegs once more, I observed two pairs of Dippers hectically gathering nest material along the rivers banks and under the bridges. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NBTAR-fIyjv6ke4JO68Fv8vdEtPLTflXm8RNHaPRkRIZgqCkimi6IfAmgu4e143zqMe2avpMCyqWVUs0attnDUwukYl1uvVyA2fuHA55nuRMniDlIgQiOPybLWvBtKbdddN3Bs8H-frqs_4zFLsDBebrlmJF_uJOCX-yE7Kpt1l1yQM4Zp5Ov9Ry/s800/DSC01140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="800" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NBTAR-fIyjv6ke4JO68Fv8vdEtPLTflXm8RNHaPRkRIZgqCkimi6IfAmgu4e143zqMe2avpMCyqWVUs0attnDUwukYl1uvVyA2fuHA55nuRMniDlIgQiOPybLWvBtKbdddN3Bs8H-frqs_4zFLsDBebrlmJF_uJOCX-yE7Kpt1l1yQM4Zp5Ov9Ry/w640-h528/DSC01140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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With these rise in temperatures many insect emerged early in the season, as I noted White-tailed Bumblebee <i>Bombus lucorum</i>, Buff-tailed Bumblebee <i>Bombus terrestris</i> and lots of Yellow Dung Fly <i>Scathophaga stercoraria</i>. A few of the Yellow Dung flies ended up in Spider webs like the one pictured below. 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They can be so confiding and its great to just sit back and watch the interactions of the different family parties. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraENI2fs1kufbYXTMCbw06KY0LlMY4EDWTBOeWDa4EtFSxsHDGX48_zd10cTBbCIhzzIcnEj0_tUHN6bMhN9ksoloTYqT7mh40ZKPc79gx7nmFXeIGRBd2h3D-ZflWv_Vv6Z7EvN0eQLYAiG9p3dKKs_tuRHubw8Yj7VCF9ztzUOj5ZXXWFXDSSFr/s800/DSC00801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="800" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraENI2fs1kufbYXTMCbw06KY0LlMY4EDWTBOeWDa4EtFSxsHDGX48_zd10cTBbCIhzzIcnEj0_tUHN6bMhN9ksoloTYqT7mh40ZKPc79gx7nmFXeIGRBd2h3D-ZflWv_Vv6Z7EvN0eQLYAiG9p3dKKs_tuRHubw8Yj7VCF9ztzUOj5ZXXWFXDSSFr/w640-h472/DSC00801.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma0X7Pb9sT4nitWVo44HRWQc1waSH5DZrIO3atQZDOnkXGDzYPRx4v-SFRgC_2tcF4IZ3Ap3xfvRZTKOYFk2eTy1Z7DqMsgxcgl09978IdDqY44Tp2zlWKz4loVw7BWoLlDuLi1jd4T5GEhaHchjY4nPfO1o7vYMMaS6y23oGkzrzOpjhL7KZ9Dd0/s800/DSC00779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="800" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE__YK_ZiYfbPN1eBfJWZjtccYmCJBAazpW5SFA9nDyeXq_tWpva7ECVs1nAKqgot0nOLYVHRHW_8e3CBgpB5PcrQo0N55YqhedN7QOoGZoJxkhQQIR6Jo8IU6LcZb2KntFtmW2onex_nC5IQm3SQspjPUmm1PlLYdlgn-WeDllV9AIkdXSGA8TKX4/w640-h412/DSC00759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chough John N Murphy</span></div><p><br /></p>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-43045651633370145382023-02-13T14:45:00.000-08:002023-02-13T14:45:54.135-08:00Greenshank<p>It can often be hard to get close to shanks, especially wary and noisy Redshanks and of course their closely related and larger cousin the Greenshank. So any opportunity I get to fire off a few shots of these tall elegant waders, I will happily do so. Here are a few shots of a bird from Kerry earlier today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ2hBrgA2j3YBNLt2bpivRhKZRoUOGLvgRR0f7jZuTLV_bumM6LQb5KM8MhQvWwL5ttSWiwbLR0StPrJJrqmWONPV1vssLGS4lg3phdVa2uuuyPlane5Bh16jDG29A86UC1Qe6HLsaQyRLwVQZkB-nMFY1CiF_LJZxoz-dylFGltiFjJKrggpMGRs/s800/DSC00858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="800" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ2hBrgA2j3YBNLt2bpivRhKZRoUOGLvgRR0f7jZuTLV_bumM6LQb5KM8MhQvWwL5ttSWiwbLR0StPrJJrqmWONPV1vssLGS4lg3phdVa2uuuyPlane5Bh16jDG29A86UC1Qe6HLsaQyRLwVQZkB-nMFY1CiF_LJZxoz-dylFGltiFjJKrggpMGRs/w640-h524/DSC00858.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9ijgIDOZjPkeni-PyKF9BMMVeiY2d8dYXXrUob8KDvQfdI-_sIoheoyN94YGMUlzCVAAEDVgIsCHMYmWWdW6Wh1XNJH987gSB5tKkJPAn769R2PrzRbd6vjIYx6ECNcokdaHcmBVIupLxSGgQV1pHdDpL2Pl-FBojjFwc-n724Pjvi9EAoazM1Er/s800/DSC00863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On Tuesday while at Knock Pier I noticed the Grey Herons were already sitting on eggs on the nest here with one bird guarding the colony at the top of the trees. There not the only ones that have realised that Spring has sprung as I came across nesting Cormorants and Ravens building nest, the three species that are quick and the first to start breeding every year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt2X-efSvTT84LHeL95qZo_CsikQLDFf2q54gWXSk1rBhzN7EHzjvyfMRF4FDchOrY9CcR00r9PDZxm_eh47QKnyYEs-r0oZWWVorBoWxCmt3iaIkvSecJ8opQiB81mYeqkR8uF0xfktGSSw0RHRU7XIoZ1xmd6N6XCEXjb9ToQ_2dpMmZ4Ol_btQ/s800/DSC00430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="800" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt2X-efSvTT84LHeL95qZo_CsikQLDFf2q54gWXSk1rBhzN7EHzjvyfMRF4FDchOrY9CcR00r9PDZxm_eh47QKnyYEs-r0oZWWVorBoWxCmt3iaIkvSecJ8opQiB81mYeqkR8uF0xfktGSSw0RHRU7XIoZ1xmd6N6XCEXjb9ToQ_2dpMmZ4Ol_btQ/w640-h528/DSC00430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL_zxdQLG-qw_ZJG6oM7BYlgW5xfv8_ZvsMplNxH63OQhev8yfnzgNwATNzfNbZmwiQD6bd1acac5YF_cMiVho6IGNEeAk_sblw4BNo8P9H8XYGiWvNy5b8w9YHf8vjHpMZ3OeMB5GI_mLhZOUAXER5FwLViBEwZO5VqsOsmYqthR5FDjsJm5Jjtx/s800/DSC00438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="800" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL_zxdQLG-qw_ZJG6oM7BYlgW5xfv8_ZvsMplNxH63OQhev8yfnzgNwATNzfNbZmwiQD6bd1acac5YF_cMiVho6IGNEeAk_sblw4BNo8P9H8XYGiWvNy5b8w9YHf8vjHpMZ3OeMB5GI_mLhZOUAXER5FwLViBEwZO5VqsOsmYqthR5FDjsJm5Jjtx/w640-h590/DSC00438.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWUpYE6O5sSdPfqftPY1lchvbLA-fRmWWlogOMHGgv8IGqF6kU3bCxNrhtuYaMuvF3x4OAqzbeBnsJ8HEG9G9FE4wm3T-u4MJoM58cATJF0xITEPE8MV8biC96_oFUpfBp9-klg3nnvxAsS-3HvA2yavPuijn4SjlZNDgA-PRAriswC2BB6kPLNZk/s800/DSC00448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="800" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWUpYE6O5sSdPfqftPY1lchvbLA-fRmWWlogOMHGgv8IGqF6kU3bCxNrhtuYaMuvF3x4OAqzbeBnsJ8HEG9G9FE4wm3T-u4MJoM58cATJF0xITEPE8MV8biC96_oFUpfBp9-klg3nnvxAsS-3HvA2yavPuijn4SjlZNDgA-PRAriswC2BB6kPLNZk/w640-h460/DSC00448.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLJ1qG94I9pT0wcgJ4UOduJgL-25WLLFh4sd9oMAdBMRv3W2JMFyv0pgteuQ83WxoY4QBEzF8gRVvU43Y5IRL1BYrysNsE34g0pswhP9j4Fu_5vmQFJUFeLUyw1zCrqZE0qvrbSMC-AyNtBcnmSuOpJwH6MmJo8Az7rvgoAM2jtxYiADdVKa_VaVE/s800/DSC00451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="800" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLJ1qG94I9pT0wcgJ4UOduJgL-25WLLFh4sd9oMAdBMRv3W2JMFyv0pgteuQ83WxoY4QBEzF8gRVvU43Y5IRL1BYrysNsE34g0pswhP9j4Fu_5vmQFJUFeLUyw1zCrqZE0qvrbSMC-AyNtBcnmSuOpJwH6MmJo8Az7rvgoAM2jtxYiADdVKa_VaVE/w640-h462/DSC00451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFRrCMvbEgOMBKJvn_T5CCReVRSYRhvCW3HE-fmKoB7_kYeY_wjAhWYeA2Zj3QeMM2-My9N-NJjK8bDknQn3pwSRwbhP_BubSnZ7hWNZ8VJfvP_vcOGDsK-7QRby0Gumy7DYYcXSFsWHspgzDuv1d4UP-GHT0UeUhWUqlZf8Ew1z0Gh5pQ9bJ3B17/s800/DSC00416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFRrCMvbEgOMBKJvn_T5CCReVRSYRhvCW3HE-fmKoB7_kYeY_wjAhWYeA2Zj3QeMM2-My9N-NJjK8bDknQn3pwSRwbhP_BubSnZ7hWNZ8VJfvP_vcOGDsK-7QRby0Gumy7DYYcXSFsWHspgzDuv1d4UP-GHT0UeUhWUqlZf8Ew1z0Gh5pQ9bJ3B17/w640-h460/DSC00416.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Heron John N Murphy</span></div>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-88228291920543170882023-02-10T22:37:00.005-08:002023-02-10T22:37:56.467-08:00Otter feeding time<p style="text-align: justify;">We tend to forget how lucky we are here in Ireland to have so many Otters. I see them almost on a daily basis when spending so much time working outdoors. This dog Otter was happily munching his way through small crabs close to the shore near Kilrush. Unfortunately he was far down below the cliffs at Aylevarroo so I could not get level with him at any stage. Nevertheless always delighted to see this fantastic mammal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV37rgqjn6UCHTmbE2MNcxAw-UpG0gvFizG87cG6onC7GpaGkmZtGvGRUZ-dNRZFS6ODnIatVzMsNkKSNOIkdVUUFuaXtuseASiu-A2xLWJAgJkQA9hCz2-8MHBwcTsA_0onJPSshXE4aRMQj2q7FRv8uFIkr-Mdx3_xoWAkbXI_99usrXgNns8I4q/s800/DSC00380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="800" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV37rgqjn6UCHTmbE2MNcxAw-UpG0gvFizG87cG6onC7GpaGkmZtGvGRUZ-dNRZFS6ODnIatVzMsNkKSNOIkdVUUFuaXtuseASiu-A2xLWJAgJkQA9hCz2-8MHBwcTsA_0onJPSshXE4aRMQj2q7FRv8uFIkr-Mdx3_xoWAkbXI_99usrXgNns8I4q/w640-h444/DSC00380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbM0lnv_siLLJdrVOHLq0NDKgN1zIgb2WWp4EHDK-Ml6hsb4-6-iqGPl1wjexyuFebzfPXy-EeOeebFz4dgDcbgg2_WYb4rFo3Gfx6oc3nD2xHgD2aal3rNkH1y3AE82H8bSu2qd_9RfgvQu7b38LCvjYDDyMUl1Tu4VNcgoo5LfbjhADTcKbEWWa/s800/DSC00381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I recall on more than one occasion once I was on the road and driving in my late teens, travelling all the way up to the Mourne Mountains in county Down to see Buzzards. This and the main road to Belfast were few of the places on the island of Ireland where one was guaranteed to see Buzzard in the early 1980's. Now of course they are a common bird of prey throughout the country with up to 30 pairs nesting in Clare every year. I still hold a fondness for them and any day I see one I'm reminded of how rare they were in the not so distant past.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZm0Duz-WjCyQTikxE_QBlgYYGgDSZtQgnNsrhvVU4jfrh8Ycz3IGT8fZPyRgzYZHDEgJri-i1rZvPNqE6T4CuhTZYBHwwgGJQn4Cr1gtmekUmzmYL8i9CUVRuJUQh8ggC03FstZ3Yhxm1Npvgj1WtytRbNJTLGog_Ng__P0M6Ppcj-v658EluTmo/s800/BuzzardCCJNM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZm0Duz-WjCyQTikxE_QBlgYYGgDSZtQgnNsrhvVU4jfrh8Ycz3IGT8fZPyRgzYZHDEgJri-i1rZvPNqE6T4CuhTZYBHwwgGJQn4Cr1gtmekUmzmYL8i9CUVRuJUQh8ggC03FstZ3Yhxm1Npvgj1WtytRbNJTLGog_Ng__P0M6Ppcj-v658EluTmo/w640-h598/BuzzardCCJNM.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy42sOlCLBrigNofYEDMiXrdY5BIk0EcLGn1IVKMBggHmUwWNJcU--6ui8XVZvLAV7DVQXOXa5h5mAxyaf6EYvbrBbnoWBhy3PlnyhuF-WeQr0EdVKplkrr3DTv1mRA7XBtnnUpTc-LdDK_VG0OEI0XBqsZALNcIAYAExFJ2zh4cJnMGu4U2FsC7eg/s800/Buzzardflyjm.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Buzzards John N Murphy</div></span>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-76372354546843275392023-02-06T01:30:00.006-08:002023-02-06T02:10:06.862-08:00Fox mating season<p>The last few weeks our local foxes have become extremely vocal at night, especially during the still frosty weather where their barks and screech's echo over the landscape. Everywhere I go lately they are out in the open running around like headless chickens as they seek out partners or large dog foxes are killing each other over territories. Here are a few photos of animals during this weeks outings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Z_XsoBkiBvMkmMBxYcyns-pbEZrTSlMWuTm5CZP9qcutZGo159xFz7-1t2T2ycLvVxSOylM61Gg8E7pnIwwFbyfN_ih6FLvdBeSPcIpVnGuC5xARIIHTbuTOXgUFLu3P582ecf_if247t1QZ7r0Fe8tyTiU4dl1_RD7fToVgtIW2ONdqb9HR7wv/s800/042A6445.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="800" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Z_XsoBkiBvMkmMBxYcyns-pbEZrTSlMWuTm5CZP9qcutZGo159xFz7-1t2T2ycLvVxSOylM61Gg8E7pnIwwFbyfN_ih6FLvdBeSPcIpVnGuC5xARIIHTbuTOXgUFLu3P582ecf_if247t1QZ7r0Fe8tyTiU4dl1_RD7fToVgtIW2ONdqb9HR7wv/w640-h528/042A6445.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4_fvB50ap-ZmrunMtviCu-ycdhSZiDurHfUnhe3NJCYO_5r46IMRmA-zelzN5L0YQptcEMwwddT7ArMndSwOjhpbyAXmJ48A23_4CvkoQiO5Ru_OCAphScIxK5KApa3sq0yAZwn3bhbjdlF6hNryb6oEejQfcUiOhMJ82jeJIrt7_mb6CGizk-cm/s800/042A6453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfZLtwruPIVU0Mn6Abcoy-IzB4jTqfoHC4RObiBIcAKM8FLA7agOhtkvR7rZfPM3c36J__NNsYK49x5g87HOh-bhKE8V_g53U-3NiqOONPY3YmHkO9CMiFSCanyoNGkTO57pWCgW6ZjvKMVC7WcXA8ktyOmRQARxlmPs9pOzPAp7EupEOfxjwj3f7/s585/RX10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="585" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfZLtwruPIVU0Mn6Abcoy-IzB4jTqfoHC4RObiBIcAKM8FLA7agOhtkvR7rZfPM3c36J__NNsYK49x5g87HOh-bhKE8V_g53U-3NiqOONPY3YmHkO9CMiFSCanyoNGkTO57pWCgW6ZjvKMVC7WcXA8ktyOmRQARxlmPs9pOzPAp7EupEOfxjwj3f7/w640-h446/RX10.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the Sony RX10 Mark IV. It retails at anywhere between €1200 to €2000. Conn's Cameras in Dublin are advertising it at under €2000 on their Web Site but if you phone them up they will give you a Price match cost at €1700. This camera can be bought online at this price with a Kit that provides a Bag and a 32GB SD Card. But for the money you spend you are getting an extremely good bridge camera with a built in 600mm Zeiss lense (really excellent quality) and the camera is 21Mega pixel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've attached a few shots that I obtained during the week from my car window on the first two days after receiving the camera.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7l9eIq2-wuiTEK65mNHZCNfE_Nrvnm3JGLPM1CXpG67MiqGrICj-NRaf9PfVOMfg-VZ-A4VHJAJLjeRdvHnQC13cVqw33nq1ntVaYnlj001C_BTYYjNwfCXzvsuK0n0h9l6n04dmdAADJ3_PrlfsudsBDViBhmHyIgBFQF6Lpay5C3PVZX3TFGQk8/s827/DSC00034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7l9eIq2-wuiTEK65mNHZCNfE_Nrvnm3JGLPM1CXpG67MiqGrICj-NRaf9PfVOMfg-VZ-A4VHJAJLjeRdvHnQC13cVqw33nq1ntVaYnlj001C_BTYYjNwfCXzvsuK0n0h9l6n04dmdAADJ3_PrlfsudsBDViBhmHyIgBFQF6Lpay5C3PVZX3TFGQk8/w620-h640/DSC00034.JPG" width="620" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The first shots I got were of a few Great Northern Divers off Seafield Pier at Quilty. I am very pleased with what I have seen from the camera so far. You can judge for yourselves what you think. More shots to follower over the weekend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAjq9y1CUwXrgT1sqx2lwXLxGMH9ivcO2mU8AkEaA4hGkBw57ayBy3nr9AXZg66VHuBvSpUOJk6blNw6n7Mvuq5o3E-y8AKvsIhvFveHEDCNjnoGGMZe_dGd6fqbjN1614qLy_yr4QPCEZessf4mAEMQJFpMwnAvWG6hVdglFh8py3eyGPkBI6_Ft/s800/DSC00010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="800" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAjq9y1CUwXrgT1sqx2lwXLxGMH9ivcO2mU8AkEaA4hGkBw57ayBy3nr9AXZg66VHuBvSpUOJk6blNw6n7Mvuq5o3E-y8AKvsIhvFveHEDCNjnoGGMZe_dGd6fqbjN1614qLy_yr4QPCEZessf4mAEMQJFpMwnAvWG6hVdglFh8py3eyGPkBI6_Ft/w640-h550/DSC00010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fZQQLQ4zNuxBrordhuWsekVrO-WCR7E_g0OCE9Tbunms4G5Q8ATafV2dX7Ya90oNu-rrGkaxMliKqUo0WsOcTIMuA3-NbUCp8TUHZE4uicT6IelOo8tIJlb1WFjdIcTAM8FzkQFCLHZtb3yX33KBgZp7mNaPlqAfuos3xdvtp6sYzsInMsD8dcq9/s800/DSC00014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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As soon as I arrived and started looking through the ducks, a drake Mandarin swam out of the low tree lined edge to the east. Mandarin Duck are normally kept in collections in this country and first started popping up in the wild in the late 1970's. Later after photographing all the ducks and while watching a Chiffchaff and Long-tailed Tits, I met local birder Rosemary who informed me that this individual has been on the lake for the last three winter's but disappears during the summer. A feral bird but it did brighten up the day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM79B4-lmvw_8WXznsINXldJmuESv9kdB0uVN8ADZPHxRAoxs0NedkmqxAxbttdlCJnk2lC-aKIfn_gXwddagCwOQ86_MtnO7n8e35SkZHqN8C0JndH0tZ68bRMO0fCpTaU2x1jX1ZrjWAvkhPzVFWhMd8vVkJ7zVSIMLEhGo27_UCuksKjVzhjHu0/s800/042A6082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="800" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM79B4-lmvw_8WXznsINXldJmuESv9kdB0uVN8ADZPHxRAoxs0NedkmqxAxbttdlCJnk2lC-aKIfn_gXwddagCwOQ86_MtnO7n8e35SkZHqN8C0JndH0tZ68bRMO0fCpTaU2x1jX1ZrjWAvkhPzVFWhMd8vVkJ7zVSIMLEhGo27_UCuksKjVzhjHu0/w640-h488/042A6082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3dMtqMMo8iIw5KWxSwB-WI_7OwSt2Xjnj_-ZWiB9krdTAOXr701Ko377lnSeYDpr4HZokHGLKE2XogpbLCM429HcNTKzErO7AlZ7w75Rus7NyKV0kwnfHZfbX5OwfardRDDA2l6YvT7RQNF1bEQghyzSFIQf_DXrT1qNGSpO-kZ-Ji4gNFc1iL_W/s800/042A6088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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See some birds below from before Christmas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-WQKfdj25Hj9TKoobthdEh71DGFGzaElpDid0tsXMC0PZ5ExXZju4KE7Lde8FyNgoHZrNoz4UhxVcaQAMCdicY9KFl_cJWvgn_pVARnPQSdREmKAgP-eHA7g7PtacglGWWKX5P0hk_HPPtWQQBafzasRtMmbPTIJSs0d6GJdG-3i1sChfACFvlaj/s800/SnowBunting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-WQKfdj25Hj9TKoobthdEh71DGFGzaElpDid0tsXMC0PZ5ExXZju4KE7Lde8FyNgoHZrNoz4UhxVcaQAMCdicY9KFl_cJWvgn_pVARnPQSdREmKAgP-eHA7g7PtacglGWWKX5P0hk_HPPtWQQBafzasRtMmbPTIJSs0d6GJdG-3i1sChfACFvlaj/w640-h448/SnowBunting.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUGeC3Ph_JOTFXDLDpt7uRvPq4QX1d14uOHqvdBG8oqzupA8utN1mAqzO6BdJtWvievmkZ8lCVocRBN0TiijzNU95gxUab6Yox6M8FZwISWL3fmKQY3lAv1nc9kM7yWvBaDf_LE5r3FirzIae1ZdHXvRSs0FefWmnOFRL8vroxwfrLulKRWw04JLu/s800/042A0466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well so far anyway. It took me three attempts to catch up with them and I did so on Friday 13th January 2023. The last ones I saw were on the Greek Island of Lesvos about 13 years ago, where there was a nest in willows trees on a dried up riverbed to the west of the island near Skala Erosou.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MGsUvPiTuqczrXRSHN5go80fboQTuTOf-JPRmjFuLdymxypHbbvgmVt8FzzXdLzXo9Q7cE1sKjEmoMocR5Zt2LRu9uK0JAUVH_s3WjeH7hO8B-MkfT5NWHKC1mLvLf6zebLk2NqJLEGMMjlSHQVqD7H3u2i8cMsEnP6sjUMPF_jUP_ahTMjuw5ut/s933/042A4827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MGsUvPiTuqczrXRSHN5go80fboQTuTOf-JPRmjFuLdymxypHbbvgmVt8FzzXdLzXo9Q7cE1sKjEmoMocR5Zt2LRu9uK0JAUVH_s3WjeH7hO8B-MkfT5NWHKC1mLvLf6zebLk2NqJLEGMMjlSHQVqD7H3u2i8cMsEnP6sjUMPF_jUP_ahTMjuw5ut/w548-h640/042A4827.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLbkUhs36FYytyqsPv-XxCO5B5FaEYp7HBboSg0r38CRvruv5huaNa7sOB8ImaiU3R9owbJs4cKlRPe4HFbjHgCskF62-cjEmUqQQyhjKOZuLFw-FH-cEfQ7zsOiy1qELiNxHxOtip2kIplQpCw2V0byTtQWAcBy3OwiiOHV9BW50NvME68lGsb9d/s930/042A4835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLbkUhs36FYytyqsPv-XxCO5B5FaEYp7HBboSg0r38CRvruv5huaNa7sOB8ImaiU3R9owbJs4cKlRPe4HFbjHgCskF62-cjEmUqQQyhjKOZuLFw-FH-cEfQ7zsOiy1qELiNxHxOtip2kIplQpCw2V0byTtQWAcBy3OwiiOHV9BW50NvME68lGsb9d/w550-h640/042A4835.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQqGRDqCpVW0k4HQu1P6VIBIT9bTQoQm8Vx5Gsnopn_sxSoB4QyImQWm9AU7NVPv7sIaCGIcjckMiQ42wkyCjqmdtaBW1IhB3ZC9u3VDSvsOKLnZkzUUInzv1N_OPCE5RfGAFFBFd7xjEhYl0m5fwu96G8AelgJ3O-zYJaBeltDeDSnWbasdZnRlL/s892/042A4841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQqGRDqCpVW0k4HQu1P6VIBIT9bTQoQm8Vx5Gsnopn_sxSoB4QyImQWm9AU7NVPv7sIaCGIcjckMiQ42wkyCjqmdtaBW1IhB3ZC9u3VDSvsOKLnZkzUUInzv1N_OPCE5RfGAFFBFd7xjEhYl0m5fwu96G8AelgJ3O-zYJaBeltDeDSnWbasdZnRlL/w574-h640/042A4841.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1BfIBhKpPdvU_-SPTO9mcJfx6sWe5HMPKqK1X26Y6wFPPCmt-hf8EgAgYkr1uHlMSxQrLmHSGcjXzroLumaHJjcFOeACdepNfMqs9EYASsWKeWFCVqb3prM6RNVf1gQ9uzjY4fFBn4tAe2x8eZkV9JpdsWCNBDFs1wxRim-U67xyD1-gsGActk5j/s1061/042A4891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1BfIBhKpPdvU_-SPTO9mcJfx6sWe5HMPKqK1X26Y6wFPPCmt-hf8EgAgYkr1uHlMSxQrLmHSGcjXzroLumaHJjcFOeACdepNfMqs9EYASsWKeWFCVqb3prM6RNVf1gQ9uzjY4fFBn4tAe2x8eZkV9JpdsWCNBDFs1wxRim-U67xyD1-gsGActk5j/w482-h640/042A4891.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">One of the three Penduline Tits at the Gearagh, Cork John N Murphy</div></span>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-57754716456800390192023-01-22T13:29:00.001-08:002023-01-22T13:29:17.800-08:00Greater Yellowlegs<p>I was in Waterford just before the Christmas and managed to go through Tallow Bridge in the east of the county where there was a very confiding North American Greater Yellowlegs. The first and only bird that I had ever seen in Ireland prior to this was one I found at Poulnasherry Bay, County Clare, way back in September 1990.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1kZb2gFuFCCZnn3QjnzRajUvmUeqnqQd44kv6xQW_UJDAiTVjmAX5S28Tig9X26CAcAD6mtvD0RHL0Kv-MvF0EDVhS3wRp9_cGO6uzUyHLghztlYbc8_gEiP4nnRHDpHGOGVci5KQhRDPUzeuFyfFsJltGdgLpOCLm8oZ-DTtyF2GzhOrdReWN86/s800/042A2136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="800" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1kZb2gFuFCCZnn3QjnzRajUvmUeqnqQd44kv6xQW_UJDAiTVjmAX5S28Tig9X26CAcAD6mtvD0RHL0Kv-MvF0EDVhS3wRp9_cGO6uzUyHLghztlYbc8_gEiP4nnRHDpHGOGVci5KQhRDPUzeuFyfFsJltGdgLpOCLm8oZ-DTtyF2GzhOrdReWN86/w640-h468/042A2136.JPG" width="640" /></a></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipUlWTZ97q9KBFMhUhLOpN6QaEe9Wq8ojXmEZH_12c4jVzp9yUoTUSzZ8s60aJ45jGn5N1vlnp_S2hi8-d-DDpbft9-itjzuTp7NVmpOtNRyyN2V55CZI0rJZtMKBxEiV1mEMDFuv2Nz--iAaP26Njei8TPqURZuwVKccEeTwmcwA4_Y1WJXtKIpM/s800/042A2033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipUlWTZ97q9KBFMhUhLOpN6QaEe9Wq8ojXmEZH_12c4jVzp9yUoTUSzZ8s60aJ45jGn5N1vlnp_S2hi8-d-DDpbft9-itjzuTp7NVmpOtNRyyN2V55CZI0rJZtMKBxEiV1mEMDFuv2Nz--iAaP26Njei8TPqURZuwVKccEeTwmcwA4_Y1WJXtKIpM/w640-h438/042A2033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPG8QWvivj_A3cmMQPt9FU-__Bo9RXzyc79_8oPLolYAtfOcfpmr2EI6tDkBPKF1hkmd56L1ENfUvLo2qjMPTD-c0h4e6aeeW4YgK-RxgP0V8OBrMZ98FlenbrNRlvJCRZdYW5E2ge9nK0IIYjuoeu348gKIVg4mMLzU78lxA5t1cFjhiLQTmMqz/s800/042A2088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPG8QWvivj_A3cmMQPt9FU-__Bo9RXzyc79_8oPLolYAtfOcfpmr2EI6tDkBPKF1hkmd56L1ENfUvLo2qjMPTD-c0h4e6aeeW4YgK-RxgP0V8OBrMZ98FlenbrNRlvJCRZdYW5E2ge9nK0IIYjuoeu348gKIVg4mMLzU78lxA5t1cFjhiLQTmMqz/w640-h428/042A2088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ83vPutqbr58fq882T7xQNJ2v9zKhAfaiGkHvn7gyVT5Na9v_FvQi5tqW3NfeiKQt_BOf0_Qeqy_umuk-W2t45zuS6H74z00d-jGyuaS9Glexlud2xUv_C5XDWYRtQnJiSUZpzHwQXM5aoIJrF1AGsC4o_UTlHE4tYOV3Ox8GS2NZAvBp3CdXdZdP/s800/042A2220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="800" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ83vPutqbr58fq882T7xQNJ2v9zKhAfaiGkHvn7gyVT5Na9v_FvQi5tqW3NfeiKQt_BOf0_Qeqy_umuk-W2t45zuS6H74z00d-jGyuaS9Glexlud2xUv_C5XDWYRtQnJiSUZpzHwQXM5aoIJrF1AGsC4o_UTlHE4tYOV3Ox8GS2NZAvBp3CdXdZdP/w640-h502/042A2220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TZ_N8I31RY3thXjMIHA3vodZYGxS6x7sOMtGtur3_W8F4sYDCUD-1A0n-VO0ug-9Aodtc5EMR9zCzU5CuOCa-8lqX_UbWH9dzdssA436SSOFzfawswAaVHfDlmpQVBF6PTzDNVOtDDxYMuexRiQJsvwYniF1ks9nXPssQ7xADixj97iRG0zB2q_m/s800/042A2233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TZ_N8I31RY3thXjMIHA3vodZYGxS6x7sOMtGtur3_W8F4sYDCUD-1A0n-VO0ug-9Aodtc5EMR9zCzU5CuOCa-8lqX_UbWH9dzdssA436SSOFzfawswAaVHfDlmpQVBF6PTzDNVOtDDxYMuexRiQJsvwYniF1ks9nXPssQ7xADixj97iRG0zB2q_m/w640-h480/042A2233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Greater Yellowlegs with a Green Sandpiper John N Murphy</span></div><p><br /></p>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-48820061668078480642023-01-22T11:54:00.006-08:002023-01-22T13:03:35.131-08:00Grey Phalarope Invasion<p style="text-align: justify;">During the late autumn and the early part of this winter, strong storms blew in off the sea large numbers of Grey/Red Phalaropes along the west coast of Ireland. It is always a great delight to see these delicate little waders as they bob around on rough seas or small pools picking off tiny insects or fish/invertebrate eggs disturbed by rough waters. In the series of shots below there are three different birds with one from Liscannor Bay and the other two birds at Loop Head. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHhk4HyATBmRA74rfSgNh1Yg3v2_G6iXFbn3Fo24KIs0oufnI5MUKE_Ee5olBcIqw2LbcZejCq8PVgtzOSHzF2GvjUjgAtDlb9N_WzXfy7l01vn2DMUa6jQCgLkDX1gUv6slVXNk6pusmX9AJ65yxvVhnMp9AYpymvDM0UXKlerkApgwZR4TvMyIt/s800/IMG_4352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="800" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHhk4HyATBmRA74rfSgNh1Yg3v2_G6iXFbn3Fo24KIs0oufnI5MUKE_Ee5olBcIqw2LbcZejCq8PVgtzOSHzF2GvjUjgAtDlb9N_WzXfy7l01vn2DMUa6jQCgLkDX1gUv6slVXNk6pusmX9AJ65yxvVhnMp9AYpymvDM0UXKlerkApgwZR4TvMyIt/w640-h536/IMG_4352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2eTlqxG1ZBp64umlBS8-1HuUm-Q_tGCrhuQc4icLLPSmU_d8fyxmfB10A75nVmt9HJCV5uLTO-DU-gTp9P9rMpMsie0zsNS2LkFVUkfLEFMOGyfr5FLwo4AAzMKlfG9WivS_4f0aKFuIXqYaGdkF4popEOxk31JT1gC1Kv4GL0iViuX1bp99pMGp/s800/IMG_4425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here are some shots of a small flock of 22 birds on coastal cliff fields west of Kilkee during the week in late afternoon sunshine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuNljB3ZQYUJ4piK07ExDmjFcIj1tsLCgJ9MObRsIHBhln8AN0C-a2Osvjkl3Y7ZWOnKYFG1DqU4L_3PTW7F5C-kcFUTaLM8b_AA4qUPoNhjeFgHZFPpLndjgkqJ7tLDXWjhGfZKXx_kJg5Al9STqj9KSXalIQuBVX9y1K7Jds6Jimq1GWfs5IRhC/s800/042A5609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuNljB3ZQYUJ4piK07ExDmjFcIj1tsLCgJ9MObRsIHBhln8AN0C-a2Osvjkl3Y7ZWOnKYFG1DqU4L_3PTW7F5C-kcFUTaLM8b_AA4qUPoNhjeFgHZFPpLndjgkqJ7tLDXWjhGfZKXx_kJg5Al9STqj9KSXalIQuBVX9y1K7Jds6Jimq1GWfs5IRhC/w640-h408/042A5609.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9A75eHzV_xQN2zMapEDIGEOG7zkgRFM4TLaAzGpID3y7Z_Mbk2YZQpfwMncF6VYOq87DNW7FIF8kSjKi4ggfU-HtrrejyDFn0yxqBooQOdt0XKy1s9fKl2Tr8RUV3UvauXYSdlz27VHr0uFua5QL_Mcf71oG59rRRLAM93_X22ldWB2wRpmgvi5F/s800/042A5614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I just got the camera up in time as the Peregrine flew off with a Starling in its talons. 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For such a large obvious white bird they are sometimes very hard to find as they skulk in drains and dense vegetation around lakeshores. The bird below is currently frequenting Clonlea Lough about 20 minutes from my home. I saw three others recently at the Gearagh near Macroom in Cork and I now in the last couple of weeks there were up to six in neighbouring Galway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZRVlnqkim1Wrcng8DsQYwnYIQbPtPt6b6x2c-Xiu8iVSHlICc9wozJ6uYp4qrS9sxf4BXhC8gRFeK7zVjch5paKubu6Z0lIKzhVQbXVFUU_p-cqVKeF8FQ3R-ivQCvYxnJettN3SHUNIuir1YM9QPc2r1ktX27ArW73_ybgC33Q7uIIy1uDf1MSR/s800/GWEJan23JNM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="800" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZRVlnqkim1Wrcng8DsQYwnYIQbPtPt6b6x2c-Xiu8iVSHlICc9wozJ6uYp4qrS9sxf4BXhC8gRFeK7zVjch5paKubu6Z0lIKzhVQbXVFUU_p-cqVKeF8FQ3R-ivQCvYxnJettN3SHUNIuir1YM9QPc2r1ktX27ArW73_ybgC33Q7uIIy1uDf1MSR/w640-h540/GWEJan23JNM.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDDL8JNIyA5qmTorvVt8S9YvSdNlQMWvYXV2LQ3F5fl6jRivZKlonlhDxPj3JavVjjH4KA8miGBuyQkdJtPqNEvHpZP7V_ViGJfWzNLGCnY6zD84D0EftkAn4Wv0gIj5U-AXORbQwSjRKum3k_uwIQSTdum74CPmgPfMWTA-xM7tRFJ9q5wPYcZAf/s800/042A5281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMzQI5UklgDxR77QpIixDCts8Uy80uUch2bBkjRkNJIDrfWG-s819egrz9Z_fdJ7DuhTUZ7Eh2cKbS0CzF4oo96QDYtN1RSASNNrx5OskH6LRBEvTZf3s1KGZOUwKPYcfRmBtsyQM4j8kbk3wOexlENgcP4Y6eQk065CByEZyzdOU1TAAGMgCO6l1/s800/042A4961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="800" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMzQI5UklgDxR77QpIixDCts8Uy80uUch2bBkjRkNJIDrfWG-s819egrz9Z_fdJ7DuhTUZ7Eh2cKbS0CzF4oo96QDYtN1RSASNNrx5OskH6LRBEvTZf3s1KGZOUwKPYcfRmBtsyQM4j8kbk3wOexlENgcP4Y6eQk065CByEZyzdOU1TAAGMgCO6l1/w640-h496/042A4961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great White Egret at Clonlea Lough near Kilkishen in east Clare John N Murphy</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226020687248528948.post-63153131729182001772023-01-14T00:24:00.002-08:002023-01-14T00:24:20.770-08:00Yellowhammer drastic decline<p style="text-align: justify;">Here in county Clare we are just about to see another bird species going extinct in the county. Ten years ago our close neighbours in County Limerick saw the lose of their Yellowhammer population. Here in Clare we have a couple of pairs of these fantastic colourful birds holding on in a small region of the north east Burren but not for long. I was back at a small farmstead north of Tubber earlier this week and where there are normally 10 to 15 birds, only one male was found in the farmyard. Intensive agricultural changes in farming to fields of common ryegrass where fields are now heavily fertilised for consumption of the grass by milking and beef cows/cattle are the main reason for the loss of this species throughout our country. In times gone by when we diversified in our farming practises species like the Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow and many more common bird species survived on mixed grasses with seeds being plentiful from a broader range of grass types. Now it is all a monoculture and the fields are the same shade of green no matter where you look. In my lifetime Yellowhammer is another bird species I will see go extinct along with the Corn Bunting, Tree Sparrow and Corncrake in Ireland. Unless drastic measures are taken within our Agri sector I'm afraid these and many other forms of biodiversity are doomed along with civilisation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSqR6BlYQ1rS0j-NYg4Cd1NXVF2c7W2Hn-Vb4Y8s7aD20x0QvwOiyLmKjOW8zA2zdoqCf7MDRXYf2mkzW_0ZCA7b2MeWGiY_Pif_wNYVuiP7KWDufRLH1_6WloaB2QmBKUpGk6cVG12o016pVpHP9TKaObFyQvn6bE2yVwd9HazMK2F1iiNduBKoF/s800/042A4091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="800" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSqR6BlYQ1rS0j-NYg4Cd1NXVF2c7W2Hn-Vb4Y8s7aD20x0QvwOiyLmKjOW8zA2zdoqCf7MDRXYf2mkzW_0ZCA7b2MeWGiY_Pif_wNYVuiP7KWDufRLH1_6WloaB2QmBKUpGk6cVG12o016pVpHP9TKaObFyQvn6bE2yVwd9HazMK2F1iiNduBKoF/w640-h376/042A4091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cx2OW-soqWj-4qGcGZVnJPbSrIxbwnKGxSJ0GILUpU3LceM4UGURoRXbBW7J5LHzb6YRtSTbCsJKWtCuF2wmQ1wi48hiE-mbR4hrtjmJWOL9EfRaVuS-8yMqEcVTXqHo4Kxb0OVVsyasogAXYMJuxGsVeRNCZx45O9GZrNDedsSNamycRai_Kwtg/s800/042A4087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cx2OW-soqWj-4qGcGZVnJPbSrIxbwnKGxSJ0GILUpU3LceM4UGURoRXbBW7J5LHzb6YRtSTbCsJKWtCuF2wmQ1wi48hiE-mbR4hrtjmJWOL9EfRaVuS-8yMqEcVTXqHo4Kxb0OVVsyasogAXYMJuxGsVeRNCZx45O9GZrNDedsSNamycRai_Kwtg/w640-h416/042A4087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofXJ8qeA3t-F4gliq3AEgdgLQExMmSmEnRVOj2b0DxT9g_DoR-EBnInTJpYe6IInJT6sn_6mYqfVH7kxtRFVveF7AtCLJJXJyotYQa2qumUsD4DsHl5j4K-jtuo3IHEjS6kix9eZCinuVTNlv6iX1auWKHV8_X8jD1arW5M8IX8da8S6NTdMnWgW1/s800/042A4100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofXJ8qeA3t-F4gliq3AEgdgLQExMmSmEnRVOj2b0DxT9g_DoR-EBnInTJpYe6IInJT6sn_6mYqfVH7kxtRFVveF7AtCLJJXJyotYQa2qumUsD4DsHl5j4K-jtuo3IHEjS6kix9eZCinuVTNlv6iX1auWKHV8_X8jD1arW5M8IX8da8S6NTdMnWgW1/w640-h438/042A4100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldaH_opQxe2wuP8A5t9Kn1aFXW4XdEBhQZJJ0OR_2EW_-CieXPKOg7h9P2D6e5f4iz1wrukAWsuFo9J5S8iDP2LeBZRrEbpnaMACC4I2jhMCQjegy5tTlhum88yK-7T3xMaeNr3caL9kNEPwsURoxyTX5Zx2-wQjE9J_ZngNybWqr8lJVI8Ek0x3s/s800/042A4082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldaH_opQxe2wuP8A5t9Kn1aFXW4XdEBhQZJJ0OR_2EW_-CieXPKOg7h9P2D6e5f4iz1wrukAWsuFo9J5S8iDP2LeBZRrEbpnaMACC4I2jhMCQjegy5tTlhum88yK-7T3xMaeNr3caL9kNEPwsURoxyTX5Zx2-wQjE9J_ZngNybWqr8lJVI8Ek0x3s/w640-h506/042A4082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Last man standing, a lone Yellowhammer near Tubber on the fringes of the Burren National Park John N Murphy</span></p>John N Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057935524573582178noreply@blogger.com0