Carsten KriegerApr 5A Spring Morning in the BurrenThe Burren is a limestone karst area in the west of Ireland, featuring a very un-Irish landscape and a world renowned flora consisting of...
Carsten KriegerJul 29, 2021Picture of the Month - AprilShadows of the past: 4000 years old pines embedded in peat.
Carsten KriegerFeb 16, 2021Picture of the Month - JanuaryCovid-19 Pandemic Lockdown 3.0 and a rare, calm winter morning at Ross Bay.
Carsten KriegerDec 2, 2020Picture of the Month - NovemberNovember is traditionally the start of the stormy season in the west of Ireland (this doesn't mean however that storms can't hit at other...
Carsten KriegerDec 2, 2020Picture of the Month - OctoberAutumn in the Burren is beyond words especially on a calm morning like this. The chilly air, the soothing autumn colours and the warmth...
Carsten KriegerOct 1, 2020Picture of the Month - SeptemberI had been waiting for a morning like this for almost three years. On this September morning a beautiful dawn came together with low...
Carsten KriegerSep 30, 2020Nature FirstNature photography and landscape photography are becoming ever more popular. For some it is a way to reconnect with the natural world,...
Carsten KriegerAug 10, 2020A Natural HistoryToday Ireland is a small island at the north-western edge of Europe. Its origins however lie far away from its current position, on the...
Carsten KriegerJun 29, 2020Silent Spring - Part 3The final weeks of the Silent Spring project became unexpectedly difficult. Having to go out every day and produce a more or less decent...
Carsten KriegerJun 6, 2020Silent Spring - Part 2The spring of 2020 turned out to be of the driest and warmest in years. Many wildflowers started to bloom several weeks early, the most...
Carsten KriegerMay 20, 2020Silent Spring - Part 1Initially my daily "lockdown picture" wasn't much more than a way of killing some time and taking advantage of the good weather Ireland...
Carsten KriegerMar 6, 2020Picture of the Month - February 2020February brought a series of storms that battered the country with high winds and heavy rain. In places the amount of precipitation...
Carsten KriegerJan 31, 2020Picture of the Month - January 2020Some millennia ago Ireland was covered in vast forests dominated by oaks and pines. A sudden change in climate triggered the rapid...
Carsten KriegerDec 30, 2019On Climate ChangeOne of the side effects of climate change: More frequent and more violent storms. In 1088 the Chinese scholar, engineer and philosopher...
Carsten KriegerDec 4, 2019Ireland and the Gulf StreamIreland is infamous for its mild and wet climate. The main reason for this is the Gulf Stream which is part of a world-wide network of...