Carsten KriegerJul 29, 2021Picture of the Month - MayThe Red Squirrel is one of Ireland's few mammal species and has been under threat for the past decades from its invasive relative, the...
Carsten KriegerMar 31, 2021On Photography - The Camera ChoiceBuying 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...
Carsten KriegerMar 24, 2021Picture of the Month - FebruaryIt's one of the first signs of spring when ponds and puddles fill up with love crazed frogs...
Carsten KriegerFeb 16, 2021The FulmarThe 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...
Carsten KriegerFeb 16, 2021Picture of the Month - DecemberThis was one of those photography moments when things come together perfectly: First light at the Shannon Estuary and a grey heron on the...
Carsten KriegerOct 19, 2020The Red Deer RutHome of Ireland's Red Deer: Forest & Mountain The red deer is Ireland’s biggest land mammal and the only native deer species to 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 KriegerMay 10, 2020Picture of the Month - April 2020The basking shark is the second largest fish on the planet and a regular summer visitor to Ireland's west coast. On their search for...
Carsten KriegerMay 10, 2020A Month in West Clare - April 2020April is a month of transformation. The spring equinox on 21. March marks the beginning of spring in many cultures and it is the time...
Carsten KriegerMar 17, 2020Photo Essay: Spring FlowersNow that the days are getting noticeably longer spring is about to arrive in full force and with it the first wildflowers of the year....
Carsten KriegerMar 2, 2020On SealsCommon Seals at the Shannon Estuary Seals are among the best loved marine mammals. Predominantly perceived as cute and cuddly, these...
Carsten KriegerFeb 19, 2020Species 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,...
Carsten KriegerJan 24, 2020Species 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....
Carsten KriegerJan 21, 2020Meet your new neighboursWhen 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...
Carsten KriegerJan 2, 2020Photo Essay: Mudflat Close UpMudflats, which can be found at sheltered bays and inlets of river estuaries and the coast, appear dull and desolate. However these vast...
Carsten KriegerDec 21, 2019Species 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...