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    Picture of the Month - May
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Picture of the Month - May

    The Red Squirrel is one of Ireland's few mammal species and has been under threat for the past decades from its invasive relative, the...
    Picture of the Month - March
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jul 29, 2021

    Picture of the Month - March

    Herring Gull scuffle, short and brutal.
    On Photography - The Camera Choice
    Carsten Krieger
    • Mar 31, 2021

    On Photography - The Camera Choice

    Buying a camera, no matter if it’s the first ever or an upgrade, is always a big decision and one that gets ever more difficult with the...
    Picture of the Month - February
    Carsten Krieger
    • Mar 24, 2021

    Picture of the Month - February

    It's one of the first signs of spring when ponds and puddles fill up with love crazed frogs...
    The Fulmar
    Carsten Krieger
    • Feb 16, 2021

    The Fulmar

    The hero of the story which I have to tell... appears to observers in different guise; to some it is a ghost, to some the conqueror of...
    Picture of the Month - December
    Carsten Krieger
    • Feb 16, 2021

    Picture of the Month - December

    This was one of those photography moments when things come together perfectly: First light at the Shannon Estuary and a grey heron on the...
    The Red Deer Rut
    Carsten Krieger
    • Oct 19, 2020

    The Red Deer Rut

    Home of Ireland's Red Deer: Forest & Mountain The red deer is Ireland’s biggest land mammal and the only native deer species to 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 - April 2020
    Carsten Krieger
    • May 10, 2020

    Picture of the Month - April 2020

    The basking shark is the second largest fish on the planet and a regular summer visitor to Ireland's west coast. On their search for...
    A Month in West Clare - April 2020
    Carsten Krieger
    • May 10, 2020

    A Month in West Clare - April 2020

    April is a month of transformation. The spring equinox on 21. March marks the beginning of spring in many cultures and it is the time...
    Photo Essay: Spring Flowers
    Carsten Krieger
    • Mar 17, 2020

    Photo Essay: Spring Flowers

    Now that the days are getting noticeably longer spring is about to arrive in full force and with it the first wildflowers of the year....
    On Seals
    Carsten Krieger
    • Mar 2, 2020

    On Seals

    Common Seals at the Shannon Estuary Seals are among the best loved marine mammals. Predominantly perceived as cute and cuddly, these...
    Species Profile: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
    Carsten Krieger
    • Feb 19, 2020

    Species Profile: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

    A field covered in its delicate yellow blossoms is a most uplifting sight and a sure sign that winter is over: The common dandelion,...
    Species Profile: Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jan 24, 2020

    Species Profile: Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

    After the last wolf was killed in 1786, the red fox, madra rua in Irish, became the only representative of the Canidae family in Ireland....
    Meet your new neighbours
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jan 21, 2020

    Meet your new neighbours

    When we talk about saving the planet we often look at events that happen far away. We are devastated when we see the giant panda that...
    Photo Essay: Mudflat Close Up
    Carsten Krieger
    • Jan 2, 2020

    Photo Essay: Mudflat Close Up

    Mudflats, which can be found at sheltered bays and inlets of river estuaries and the coast, appear dull and desolate. However these vast...
    Species Profile: Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
    Carsten Krieger
    • Dec 21, 2019

    Species Profile: Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

    The Little Egret is one of the success stories of the bird world. This member of the Ardeidae family with its pure white plumage...
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