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    A Spring Morning in the Burren
    Carsten Krieger
    • Apr 5

    A Spring Morning in the Burren

    The Burren is a limestone karst area in the west of Ireland, featuring a very un-Irish landscape and a world renowned flora consisting of...
    Picture of the Month - July
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Picture of the Month - July

    Blanket Bog, Spiderweb, Sunrise.
    Picture of the Month - April
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Picture of the Month - April

    Shadows of the past: 4000 years old pines embedded in peat.
    Picture of the Month - January
    Carsten Krieger
    • Feb 16, 2021

    Picture of the Month - January

    Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown 3.0 and a rare, calm winter morning at Ross Bay.
    Picture of the Month - November
    Carsten Krieger
    • Dec 2, 2020

    Picture of the Month - November

    November 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...
    Picture of the Month - October
    Carsten Krieger
    • Dec 2, 2020

    Picture of the Month - October

    Autumn in the Burren is beyond words especially on a calm morning like this. The chilly air, the soothing autumn colours and the warmth...
    Picture of the Month - September
    Carsten Krieger
    • Oct 1, 2020

    Picture of the Month - September

    I had been waiting for a morning like this for almost three years. On this September morning a beautiful dawn came together with low...
    Nature First
    Carsten Krieger
    • Sep 30, 2020

    Nature First

    Nature photography and landscape photography are becoming ever more popular. For some it is a way to reconnect with the natural world,...
    A Natural History
    Carsten Krieger
    • Aug 10, 2020

    A Natural History

    Today Ireland is a small island at the north-western edge of Europe. Its origins however lie far away from its current position, on the...
    Silent Spring - Part 3
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jun 29, 2020

    Silent Spring - Part 3

    The final weeks of the Silent Spring project became unexpectedly difficult. Having to go out every day and produce a more or less decent...
    Silent Spring - Part 2
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jun 6, 2020

    Silent Spring - Part 2

    The spring of 2020 turned out to be of the driest and warmest in years. Many wildflowers started to bloom several weeks early, the most...
    Silent Spring - Part 1
    Carsten Krieger
    • May 20, 2020

    Silent Spring - Part 1

    Initially my daily "lockdown picture" wasn't much more than a way of killing some time and taking advantage of the good weather Ireland...
    Picture of the Month - February 2020
    Carsten Krieger
    • Mar 6, 2020

    Picture of the Month - February 2020

    February brought a series of storms that battered the country with high winds and heavy rain. In places the amount of precipitation...
    Picture of the Month - January 2020
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jan 31, 2020

    Picture of the Month - January 2020

    Some millennia ago Ireland was covered in vast forests dominated by oaks and pines. A sudden change in climate triggered the rapid...
    On Climate Change
    Carsten Krieger
    • Dec 30, 2019

    On Climate Change

    One of the side effects of climate change: More frequent and more violent storms. In 1088 the Chinese scholar, engineer and philosopher...
    Ireland and the Gulf Stream
    Carsten Krieger
    • Dec 4, 2019

    Ireland and the Gulf Stream

    Ireland 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...
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