This guy engrossed in his own personal bathing antics attracted the interest of a young lady eager to see what all the fuss was about. But, when she ventured too close he was clearly not happy. She persisted a few moments but when he got aggressive she was out of there! A short while later […]
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Mallard Magic
I took a big gun of a lens into Doneraile Park today to see if size really matters. The pros are obvious of course in being able to get closer to the action. The cons don’t become obvious until you have been holding that camera and lens for a few minutes. It’s a heavy setup […]
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There are ducks a plenty everywhere; it’s the perfect weather for them. For the most part I was ignoring them around me as having been used to being fed by visitors they can become quite annoying. Suddenly a ray of warm light from the setting sun burst through the Irish winter sky bringing a splash […]
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A beautiful pelican glides into view as I watch from the tranquil river bank. How strange it seems to me, this green brown waterway so far from the ocean. In the river’s reflection I see another creature, a creature of dry, arid places. A desert dweller lurks here too in the most incongruous of realms; […]
Read MorePie Eyed Sunset
Just off of Grange beach is a big cage protecting the tidal outflow from West Lakes. It’s also the evening’s roost for a gathering of Australian pied cormorants. I’ve wanted to capture them here in their little sanctuary for quite a while now. Finally the sea and the sunset were on my side.
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