Killarney National Park was the first National Park in Ireland established in 1932. It´s on the outskirts of Killarney town and encompasses the lakes of Killarney and the surrounding Mangerton, Torc, Shehy and Purple Mountains. Killarney National Park It is a region noted for its wildlife, such as the introduced […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. I was at home in Ireland for the last week and went to Galway, Mayo and Cork. What amazed me was the number of songbirds. Perhaps it´s the time of year, since I wouldn´t normally be home at […]
It´s funny how some birds so small can make such an amount of noise. Take for example the Great Reed Warble, or the Jay. Now take the Little Bustard, a bird that is quite shy and hard to see at times due to the length of grass. However, the past […]
Male Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Another regular summer visitor to our wildlife-rich region is the Montagu´s Harrier. This bird winters in Africa and returns here to breed. They prefer open plains, bogs, wastelands with arable fields and heathland with low bushes. Well, […]
Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. After a number of otters were killed on the road in Peralvillo, see Un Paseo Manchegos number of entries regarding their deaths, it was a great sight to see one swim down the channel right next to us […]
Ladybird Spider (Eresus kollari), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. I don´t like spiders, in fact I am highly arachnophobic, and thus this has been very difficult for me. However, I have managed to take and edit and post some photos of a most beautiful, as spiders go, […]
My new 7D has video capabilty in 1080 HD which I´ve been tinkering with to get some bird songs and movies at the moment. I must say I´m very impressed by the acting, directing and soundtracks, although I should get my stereo microphone and hook that up to it. Anyway, […]
Lagunas de Caracuel, a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. On Friday evening in the wee town of Caracuel we were given some talks by local experts on the importance of the Lakes of Caracuel, and very interesting lakes they are. They provide habitat for some extremely rare and […]
Marbled Teal or Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) 03, a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. There is just something sedate and distinguished about marbled teals, or marbled ducks as they can be called. Perhaps it´s the creamy-chocolatey sort of ice-cream coloured plumage they have or the shape of the head, […]
Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Also known as Dikkops or Thick-knees, the Stone Curlew is a member of the waders group however prefers to live in dry, open stony habitats such as the fields that abound around these parts of la Mancha. It is mostly nocturnal and you really need to […]