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by Irish nature photographer Patrick J.O'Keeffe
Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBlogger1364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-16478892735809945292022-10-23T13:02:00.001+01:002024-02-15T14:14:21.349+00:00RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY (Vanessa atalanta). Nine seen for the day including this heavyify worn and faded individual at Blacksod Village, Mullet Pensinsula, Co. Mayo. Ireland <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoWQ1YEWh4TiYyqPRwPMm_XLKrQ0gt_sgxsFN_l_bHQBkdFFIdTV7sC1ulPB0iJmgP8sv5fEmdWaXwvvtpUDgLETYlmTLlvndO7sB2LyNog7BDu0Du7H60xiWg35WIylrh1YvHIjLlR8YgdHiqADzI7vjKG-ot93bK0LOzKvStXlSDZTs3Rs9TIpYiFw/s1024/RED%20ADMIRAL%20Blacksod%20Village.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoWQ1YEWh4TiYyqPRwPMm_XLKrQ0gt_sgxsFN_l_bHQBkdFFIdTV7sC1ulPB0iJmgP8sv5fEmdWaXwvvtpUDgLETYlmTLlvndO7sB2LyNog7BDu0Du7H60xiWg35WIylrh1YvHIjLlR8YgdHiqADzI7vjKG-ot93bK0LOzKvStXlSDZTs3Rs9TIpYiFw/w640-h512/RED%20ADMIRAL%20Blacksod%20Village.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta." target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Click external link</span> <a href="https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/projects/monitoring-scheme-initiatives/butterfly-monitoring-scheme/resources/how-to-identify-butterflies/." target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see identification guide to Irish Butterflies</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>The Red Admiral Butterfly </span></span></b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>(</span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>Vanessa atalanta</span></span></span></span>)</span></span></i><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span> is of the family </span></span></b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>Nymphalidae</span></span></i><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span> which is in the genus </span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>Vanessa</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><i><b>.</b></i></span></span></span></span></p></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBlacksod Village, Mullet Pensinsula, Co. Mayo. Ireland 54.1040301 -10.072174654.083896907302204 -10.106506875390625 54.1241632926978 -10.037842324609375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-14075842207302350842022-10-22T21:00:00.005+01:002024-02-11T14:55:41.237+00:00PIED WAGTAIL or WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba subspecies M. a. yarrellii) female at Blacksod Harbour, Mullet Pensinsula, Co. Mayo. Ireland <div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsPH5UZOMqjJLA2o6B9SqYdxp0CQdIQoo3A_1R-i6yYvgrsWw55_NhGDkUID_r25-593Bnlb0_awTwxNmpWHhlmlgsv-gixJPdwxd1-ulaAkDDvHOqQRmFIP4VZ3EFPLxFv8FBpgoMyONsq7YOQdz6_xV4vptmroR-LdUTZpIl1Ima7uWLG-w9Bx-0pI/s1024/PIED%20WAGTAIL%20Blacksod%20Habour%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsPH5UZOMqjJLA2o6B9SqYdxp0CQdIQoo3A_1R-i6yYvgrsWw55_NhGDkUID_r25-593Bnlb0_awTwxNmpWHhlmlgsv-gixJPdwxd1-ulaAkDDvHOqQRmFIP4VZ3EFPLxFv8FBpgoMyONsq7YOQdz6_xV4vptmroR-LdUTZpIl1Ima7uWLG-w9Bx-0pI/w640-h512/PIED%20WAGTAIL%20Blacksod%20Habour%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtC_XFSvhMTTrVXwqBnfsHQ5aDT3PsgOsWPcWZrldUfF7voZkMpptBdlau3uUaxpaGJkkAdjmyxQLFrD00z_BRj82p_RC7QcfZ2xemO0V-wRPdO3893XTDlmDcCDWbTRO013zgRdHDHuqmtBR_z_Uy94CTb6fTGf51QKFyMkOXSWwW5CTLDbMXGTZiTE/s1024/PIED%20WAGTAIL%20Blacksod%20Habour%201a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtC_XFSvhMTTrVXwqBnfsHQ5aDT3PsgOsWPcWZrldUfF7voZkMpptBdlau3uUaxpaGJkkAdjmyxQLFrD00z_BRj82p_RC7QcfZ2xemO0V-wRPdO3893XTDlmDcCDWbTRO013zgRdHDHuqmtBR_z_Uy94CTb6fTGf51QKFyMkOXSWwW5CTLDbMXGTZiTE/w640-h512/PIED%20WAGTAIL%20Blacksod%20Habour%201a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_wagtail" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Click external link</span> <a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Motacilla-alba" target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> The White Wagtail </b><i>(Motacilla alba)</i><b> is a small ground nesting passerine (perching bird). Along with the longclaws and pipits, it is of the family </b><i>Motacillidae</i><b> which is in the genus </b><i>Motacilla</i><b>.
This species is the commonest and most widespread wagtail that is found
in Eurasia. It also breeds in Morocco in North Africa and there is a
small Alaskan breeding population in North America. The northern
populations are migratory and move south to spend the winter in southern Europe, Africa and southern Asia. </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Up to 11 sub-species are recognised, including the Pied
Wagtail </b><i>(Motacilla alba yarrellii)</i><b> which breeds in Britain, Ireland and the near-continent.<br />
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</b><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds<br />
</i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>PIED WAGTAIL </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><b>(Motacilla alba subspecies M. a. yarrellii)</b> </i><b>male at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland</b></span></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrlQy6Msx94pc7L2zYF0PdXjVyb1y7HFzQK_c6HXIUTZsVwWU7GRwbBM37oi6h48_A7-C0AlTagHDUlj5XMUkoCqhkA2KMt6l6l119icsB1jk8BR8Mok6Hu6QqzjPUC4ps9RrtI3wZk0/s1600/PIED+WAGTAIL+bmws+irl+m..JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrlQy6Msx94pc7L2zYF0PdXjVyb1y7HFzQK_c6HXIUTZsVwWU7GRwbBM37oi6h48_A7-C0AlTagHDUlj5XMUkoCqhkA2KMt6l6l119icsB1jk8BR8Mok6Hu6QqzjPUC4ps9RrtI3wZk0/s640/PIED+WAGTAIL+bmws+irl+m..JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WHITE WAGTAIL <i><span style="font-weight: normal;">(Montacella alba)</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> subspecies distribution map</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST7qaYitbYIcQkIjoth6uFfDzOrWAIF5nXSNys87swMu00vS_OwpR1xWZhTt7eyLnVregwiv1SBOgnm2lkY2V7Wnpt9ZgmQJDULq7E2QbFU4BXQMwJc9KcaOTHfpE-mshhUBuIDMDvo0/s1600/WHITE+WAGTAIL+%2528MotacillaAlba%2529+Sub-species+Distribution.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST7qaYitbYIcQkIjoth6uFfDzOrWAIF5nXSNys87swMu00vS_OwpR1xWZhTt7eyLnVregwiv1SBOgnm2lkY2V7Wnpt9ZgmQJDULq7E2QbFU4BXQMwJc9KcaOTHfpE-mshhUBuIDMDvo0/s640/WHITE+WAGTAIL+%2528MotacillaAlba%2529+Sub-species+Distribution.jpg" width="640" /></a></h3><span style="color: #04ff00;"><b>CLICK ON MAP TO ENLARGE</b></span><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Common</span>s</span> <br /></h3></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBlacksod Harbour, Mullet Pensinsula, Co. Mayo. Ireland 54.1014848 -10.049244254.091420928237724 -10.066410337695313 54.111548671762279 -10.032078062304688tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-70467472056015553342022-10-21T21:00:00.041+01:002024-02-06T18:25:06.482+00:00COMMON FIRECREST (Regulus ignicapilla) or FIRECREST . A small fall of upto 4 individuals in a private garden from 10th to 12th October 2022 at Dún na mBó, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland.<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkp_FXBkE5t_omBY4pP1yhofQvGDaC6jn0jzxX-v6yFzWycyeHZsli_eOdvznqg-m7JDUxd44cJZOoX1AtEInPOEMVh1QY01Cdh9AjVEY6KF4lfJMZ-PoQi3EywkS5hwJdmZL9nJ-i7-VkfkhErqtJ9zrm3CZ_3HN0P9kMUOovr3NvXl-ae8bYP_OerU/s1024/FIRECREST%20Mullet%20Pensinsula%202b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1024" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkp_FXBkE5t_omBY4pP1yhofQvGDaC6jn0jzxX-v6yFzWycyeHZsli_eOdvznqg-m7JDUxd44cJZOoX1AtEInPOEMVh1QY01Cdh9AjVEY6KF4lfJMZ-PoQi3EywkS5hwJdmZL9nJ-i7-VkfkhErqtJ9zrm3CZ_3HN0P9kMUOovr3NvXl-ae8bYP_OerU/w640-h514/FIRECREST%20Mullet%20Pensinsula%202b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIiJXmWPSFFqg41RP772L1I15albDnz10fiyoO3u6SpBM2eSZn9Y5culYxKioR-jK40wueWDNr1mrrrpGADp3hanQo_zvwtI4VP57p8-h2PjANi-H6NmOB3d_-CJn68U2GI6K0cuZqrM6UvWACoZxYp_odUoB0ZIM0UkmZxyz7BsUR4mJ8V0oQsT84VE/s1024/FIRECREST%20Mullet%20Pensinsula%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIiJXmWPSFFqg41RP772L1I15albDnz10fiyoO3u6SpBM2eSZn9Y5culYxKioR-jK40wueWDNr1mrrrpGADp3hanQo_zvwtI4VP57p8-h2PjANi-H6NmOB3d_-CJn68U2GI6K0cuZqrM6UvWACoZxYp_odUoB0ZIM0UkmZxyz7BsUR4mJ8V0oQsT84VE/w640-h512/FIRECREST%20Mullet%20Pensinsula%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b></span></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></b></span><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_firecrest" target="_blank">here</a> </span></span></b></span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">for detailed species information</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Click external link</span> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Regulus-ignicapilla?view=3" target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Common Firecrest </b><i>(Regulus ignicapilla)</i><b> or more simply known as a </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Firecrest</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> is of the family </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><i>Regulidae</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> which is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>R<b>egulus</b></i></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. This small kinglet breeds in coniferous woodlands in the temperate regions of Europe and northwestern Africa as well as in a small number areas in western Asia. Northern populations are migratory and move south for the winter. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is a<span style="font-size: small;"> scare breeding resident in southern Britain. In Ireland, it is now a rare spring and autumn passage migrant and in recent times there has been a sharp decline in the numbers occurring annually.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Rawbirds</i></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Common Firecrest<b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Regulus ignicapilla)</i><b> </b>Distribution Map</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIhSvbRkhVfIOH2gTTcUiNLnYEZBAl6RkngtP7xaaMpDoNq2STt_U5gtIJ29gfUyj0DO0PBS2nUYIQ49RreWbs3IbSYcexyFeUTMa8jdPtyzvtl91FtSK_5qNOKm5PnmWmc-GwvM8QqqTe2RG3vG3z6HnOCDwdXiZiLGn3FYgZprk0rQy8OQ44nJDisM/s1024/Common%20Firecrest%20Distribution%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1024" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIhSvbRkhVfIOH2gTTcUiNLnYEZBAl6RkngtP7xaaMpDoNq2STt_U5gtIJ29gfUyj0DO0PBS2nUYIQ49RreWbs3IbSYcexyFeUTMa8jdPtyzvtl91FtSK_5qNOKm5PnmWmc-GwvM8QqqTe2RG3vG3z6HnOCDwdXiZiLGn3FYgZprk0rQy8OQ44nJDisM/w640-h454/Common%20Firecrest%20Distribution%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; background-color: lime; border: 1px solid gray; color: black;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; background-color: lime; border: 1px solid gray; color: black;"> </span> Breeding <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; background-color: green; border: 1px solid gray; color: white;"> </span> Resident <span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="-webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; background-color: #007fff; border: 1px solid gray; color: black;"> </span> Non-breeding <div class="legend" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> Attribution:<br />IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.com Dún na mBó, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland.54.2644704 -10.07575125.954236563821155 -45.232001 82.574704236178846 25.080499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-74618885876879144372022-10-20T21:00:00.001+01:002024-01-28T21:21:33.892+00:00AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Pluvialis dominica) juvenile on 19th & 20th October 2022 in a flock of c650 European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) at Annagh Beach, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Found by Dave Suddaby <div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY73V8xCLN4s5AeekpEiig4O_FdbcmVrFFPeI3gJo2nBJUqgFeKTgr_S0IHSodWU8jaXoqDMb1Z9VYSdfwpD_Y2_0l4mDQAHd6aARgOoGmxq-ioELbOfwtRQ0QohyfG38E4JbbTPXs7V2CPxAGfaqDFrQLGGDZ5AHcczWV9QFFWdViUR8KmAo1nLlvR2I/s884/AMERICAN%20GOLDEN%20PLOVER%20Annagh%20Beach%20Mayo%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="884" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY73V8xCLN4s5AeekpEiig4O_FdbcmVrFFPeI3gJo2nBJUqgFeKTgr_S0IHSodWU8jaXoqDMb1Z9VYSdfwpD_Y2_0l4mDQAHd6aARgOoGmxq-ioELbOfwtRQ0QohyfG38E4JbbTPXs7V2CPxAGfaqDFrQLGGDZ5AHcczWV9QFFWdViUR8KmAo1nLlvR2I/w640-h424/AMERICAN%20GOLDEN%20PLOVER%20Annagh%20Beach%20Mayo%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b></span></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></b></span><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_golden_plover" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></b></span></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">for detailed species information</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Click external link</span> <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/species/Pluvialis-dominica" target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The American Golden Plover </b><i>(Pluvialis dominica)</i><b> is of the family </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><i>Charadriidae</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> which is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pluvialis</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>. This long distant migrant breeds in the tundra areas of North America and spends the winter in the southeastern region of South America. </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It is a rare but regular autumn vagrant to Western Europe and the majority of records are of juveniles. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i></i><b>In</b><b><i> </i>adult<i> </i>su</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>mmer plumage, key identification features need to be observed to separate it from the closely related Pacific Golden </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Plover </b><i>(Pluvialis fulva).</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>In Ireland, where less than 10 individuals occur annually, it tends to be found at </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>southern and western</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> coastal locations and often associating with flocks of European </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Golden Plover </b><i>(Pluvialis dominica). </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Rawbirds </i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comAnnagh Beach, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.2336661 -10.070481254.232411945933379 -10.072626967211914 54.234920254066623 -10.068335432788086tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-3233856165839321422022-09-16T21:00:00.006+01:002023-11-27T23:36:39.976+00:00EURASIAN BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhul) male at Turvey Nature Reserve, Donabate, Co. Dublin, Ireland,<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hb7HHEN6fVUV0Qcfb2OuIQdSdYSZrdG3Re7hrIYaHe1_elo_5IuLXnEYzWVASBaf6fTvv7HL62X8I0h0p4SS-AJpB0-hSp82GWfv62mN2YXK8Q6VijSB3u9K65RvK6qtiY9RIbUPYU8mi0J0eerSRn8uRBd7vkPEhqVTvM0sCeAJnmsqry161qFjl4Y/s1024/BULLFINCH%20male%20Turvey%20NR%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1024" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hb7HHEN6fVUV0Qcfb2OuIQdSdYSZrdG3Re7hrIYaHe1_elo_5IuLXnEYzWVASBaf6fTvv7HL62X8I0h0p4SS-AJpB0-hSp82GWfv62mN2YXK8Q6VijSB3u9K65RvK6qtiY9RIbUPYU8mi0J0eerSRn8uRBd7vkPEhqVTvM0sCeAJnmsqry161qFjl4Y/w640-h514/BULLFINCH%20male%20Turvey%20NR%201.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color: lime;"> <br /></span></span></b></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b></span></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></b></span><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_bullfinch" target="_blank">here</a> </span></span></b></span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">for detailed species information</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Click external link</span> <a href="https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Pyrrhula-pyrrhula" target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Eurasian Bullfinch </b><i>(Pyrrhula pyrrhul)</i><b> is of the finch family </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><i>Fringillidae</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> which is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pyrrhula</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>. </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This stocky species breeds in </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>the temperate regions</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> of Europe and Asia. Northern populations are migratory and move to southern Eurasia for the winter. Unlike most other finches, bullfinches don't form winter flocks. Normally encountered singularly or as a pair but a small family group, usually comprising less than 10 individuals, can be seen in late autumn/winter.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Rawbirds</i><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><p></p></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comTurvey Nature Reserve, Donabate, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.495383999999987 -6.177777953.48517207883053 -6.1949440376953122 53.505595921169444 -6.1606117623046872tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-2569163189032539742022-08-03T21:00:00.002+01:002023-09-20T22:59:00.195+01:00HEATHER COLLETES BEE (Colletes succictus) nectaring on Devil's-bit Scabious Wildflower (Succisa pratensis) at Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland<div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuchDa36IhiWSebzjQpWuAylwB9ZGuFNgvxeF0HuY1oSwjQN-hQIub4lX7WQUD-gIGReBxoDXB8eMAVjs3fw1J4ZEfcbizPupkK0Ep_DvpmDrZDO6C64ewwxCNoUIPROPDtS09skbXqf62G3TwUJJzHpgSNmbbEGFqljvtwTnXdEAzYieRUO3FjlGZD4/s1024/HEATHER%20COLLETES%20BEE%20Lullymore.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1024" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuchDa36IhiWSebzjQpWuAylwB9ZGuFNgvxeF0HuY1oSwjQN-hQIub4lX7WQUD-gIGReBxoDXB8eMAVjs3fw1J4ZEfcbizPupkK0Ep_DvpmDrZDO6C64ewwxCNoUIPROPDtS09skbXqf62G3TwUJJzHpgSNmbbEGFqljvtwTnXdEAzYieRUO3FjlGZD4/w640-h496/HEATHER%20COLLETES%20BEE%20Lullymore.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Heather Colletes Bee </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Colletes succictus)</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is of the family </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colletidae </span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">which is in the genus </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colletes</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></span></b></div></div></div></div><br /><div><p></p></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comLullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland53.282751 -6.949231553.281468099934742 -6.9513772672119138 53.284033900065253 -6.9470857327880857tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-63353264277357676682022-06-17T21:00:00.001+01:002023-09-15T15:28:57.641+01:00KEELED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (Orthetrum coerulescens) or HEATLAND SKIMMER DRAGONFLY male and a LARGE RED DAMSELFLY or SPRING RED EYE DAMSELFLY (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) male in the foreground at Lullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNte79fv4qnHeaPJDfhuYC9djxf4sO31FBS0qyNZBQvD6HHbVUsxx8OlJ8KcvbgUtfa4CDpMRB74AUG6O7nxcOw7RRagiSBpkX9yMj6pYZvzcmoyDmTW-71X3SiK5MvYStwGeIcJCVvb0/s1024/KEELED+SKIMMER+male+%2526+Large+Red+Damselfly+1b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1024" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNte79fv4qnHeaPJDfhuYC9djxf4sO31FBS0qyNZBQvD6HHbVUsxx8OlJ8KcvbgUtfa4CDpMRB74AUG6O7nxcOw7RRagiSBpkX9yMj6pYZvzcmoyDmTW-71X3SiK5MvYStwGeIcJCVvb0/w640-h636/KEELED+SKIMMER+male+%2526+Large+Red+Damselfly+1b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link</b></span></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeled_skimmer" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly information</span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_red_damselfly" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Large Red Damselfly</span></span></span></span></span></b> information</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<br /></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span>The Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span>Orthetrum coerulescens</span>)<b> </b></i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">or </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Heathland Skimmer Dragonfly</b></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is of the family </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Libellulidae</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which is in the genus </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span>Orthetrum<b>. </b></span></i><b>This small to medium sized dragonfly commonly occurs in Europe, Western Asia as well as parts of North Africa. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>In Ireland it has a more patchy distribution and is uncommon. Although in western regions it is more abundant, as is the case in Britain. </b><span><b>The main flight season is from June to August.</b></span><i><span><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The Large Red Damselfly </span></span></b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">(Pyrrhosoma nymphula) </span></span></i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>or</b></span></span><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Spring Red Eye Damselfly</b></span></span><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> is of the family </span></span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Coenagrionidae</i></span></span><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> which is in the genus </span></span></b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Pyrrhosoma</span></span></i><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">. It is a common and widespread species in Europe as well as parts of Western Asia and North Africa. In Ireland, the flight season can extends from mid April into October.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> In recent times, the english names for most European species of damselflies and dragonflies have been changed. Here the older name is used first, to reflect common useage, follow by the new name.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Rawbirds <br /></span></span></b></span></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comLullymore West Bog, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland53.2829037 -6.949067899999999324.972669863821153 -42.1053179 81.593137536178844 28.2071821tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-83650102429221800412022-05-30T21:00:00.007+01:002023-01-12T14:38:10.465+00:00JUNIPER SHIELDBUG (Cyphostethus tristriatus) adult on 04-05-2022 at Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH-SUlin7sLmeaElvuv3-6DK4SbrDCv0jRlbSUZalvAyT4ijyL05pxlx6wxpIPt7_lvG7qpKeUUFZXyeorlXlOhL94tXovIjccXUDXEWjbAl0F5lxDeaMd4yA-NMdXMCwXsGd7JeNQVQdT8553-a7MQUEnIA8GxHiKhztkrGClZQ5Pmi5bkL7H6en/s1024/JUNIPER%20SHIELDBUG%20Broadmeadow%20Est.%20Swords%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1024" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH-SUlin7sLmeaElvuv3-6DK4SbrDCv0jRlbSUZalvAyT4ijyL05pxlx6wxpIPt7_lvG7qpKeUUFZXyeorlXlOhL94tXovIjccXUDXEWjbAl0F5lxDeaMd4yA-NMdXMCwXsGd7JeNQVQdT8553-a7MQUEnIA8GxHiKhztkrGClZQ5Pmi5bkL7H6en/w640-h494/JUNIPER%20SHIELDBUG%20Broadmeadow%20Est.%20Swords%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper_shield_bug" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Click external link</span> <a href="https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/idcards/life_stages.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> to see identification guide to British and Irish Shieldbugs</span> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">The Juniper Shieldbug </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><i>(Cyphostethus tristriatus)</i></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> is of the family </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Acanthosomatidae</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> which is in the genus </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><i>Cyphostethus </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">. </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It
has two very distinctive purple red boomerang shaped markings on the
upperparts as well as rounded "shoulders" which helps to identify from
the similar Birch Shieldbug<i> </i></span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">(</span></span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Elasmostethus interstinctus) </span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">which has squarish "shoulders". </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It occurs in the temperate regions of Europe. In Britain, it has recently expanded its range north</span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">ward and has become more common. In Ireland, this appears to be a rare species with has been reported from less than 25 locations. Although this represents the first record for Fingal, in all probably it is under recorded.<br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</span></span></i></span> <br /></div></div></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBroadmeadows Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.4641043 -6.204998499999999453.463465586974344 -6.2060713836059564 53.464743013025661 -6.2039256163940424tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-26611075666914764052022-05-29T22:25:00.002+01:002022-11-26T22:16:00.851+00:00EURASIAN SKYLARK (Alauda arvensis) at Annagh Marsh, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFhTJtNSDpQkf1M3T4oSF691jPRyj-rZQgpY3VmaZRXRakbQWK_1bhnf7EhKtsxaV3hdMbPOACgBVRRIu_L9Y7YOmQDjVg73ND9wnsJaXnrgx8_bkgNiNN8jloc5BsFe9_AhK5xQ6MoxlcbfnWj0jsUBI-V7y7CPYXeaNJiNazZ32YUEOCm1CczzJ/s1024/SKYLARK%20%20Mullet%20P.%20Mayo%201b-002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1024" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFhTJtNSDpQkf1M3T4oSF691jPRyj-rZQgpY3VmaZRXRakbQWK_1bhnf7EhKtsxaV3hdMbPOACgBVRRIu_L9Y7YOmQDjVg73ND9wnsJaXnrgx8_bkgNiNN8jloc5BsFe9_AhK5xQ6MoxlcbfnWj0jsUBI-V7y7CPYXeaNJiNazZ32YUEOCm1CczzJ/w640-h482/SKYLARK%20%20Mullet%20P.%20Mayo%201b-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Eurasian Skylark </b><i>(Alauda arvensis)</i><b> or commonly referred to as a Skylark is a member of the lark family </b><i>Alaudidae</i><b> which is in the genus </b><i>Alauda</i><b>.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">EURASIAN SKYLARK <i>(Alauda Arvensis)</i><b> </b>distribution map</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W2-NAzGvWOaYNVAoG-l6W3Hm3-_RcxmSqv66Y6DDMQaipRn2fJtM40nyF-DCc9d0szOtvKXgz1abZ8pMID-K7h8GVWgf5c8iFe1ZrdD7stzkcVx7z7ck1RZ2GZ88ihEQAUJugNbcVRod9bTb0BAYq0GtmCpOyhUXbiPB-lrCerj6N15IhSNhzb9D/s1024/EURASIAN%20SKYLARK%20(Alauda%20Arvensis)%20%20distribution%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6W2-NAzGvWOaYNVAoG-l6W3Hm3-_RcxmSqv66Y6DDMQaipRn2fJtM40nyF-DCc9d0szOtvKXgz1abZ8pMID-K7h8GVWgf5c8iFe1ZrdD7stzkcVx7z7ck1RZ2GZ88ihEQAUJugNbcVRod9bTb0BAYq0GtmCpOyhUXbiPB-lrCerj6N15IhSNhzb9D/w640-h512/EURASIAN%20SKYLARK%20(Alauda%20Arvensis)%20%20distribution%20map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d;">Resident breeding <span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Summer breeding resident <span style="color: #01ffff;">Passage migrant <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Winter non breeding</span> <span style="color: #fcff01;">Introduced resident breeding</span></span></span> </span></span><br /> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons</span></span> <br /></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comAnnagh Marsh, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.236674500000007 -10.062163554.226641242565279 -10.079329637695313 54.246707757434734 -10.044997362304688tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-33690441308156406072022-05-28T21:00:00.008+01:002022-11-17T22:37:26.066+00:00ROCK PIPIT (Anthus petrosus) on a landing beacon at Blacksod Lighthouse Helipad, Blacksod, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpzwSePmOXp1Shqm3AjlAtJxXeBhDAPHfSE6186C8WuXarhIuFEsk61BMCOWg9spPrYHBqREkz387Yobo7JTdZmWRZ6tW76TWXVbIk2CdGz82f6R-OpCFqeuR0NkP4IscYGrAJvfzfpR6j01gKYjHBBzgnNoQrXm-EH5xbzSPDp8psTSZtw1TmGeT/s1024/ROCK%20PIPIT%20Blacksod%20Lighthouse%20Helipad,%20Co.%20Mayo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpzwSePmOXp1Shqm3AjlAtJxXeBhDAPHfSE6186C8WuXarhIuFEsk61BMCOWg9spPrYHBqREkz387Yobo7JTdZmWRZ6tW76TWXVbIk2CdGz82f6R-OpCFqeuR0NkP4IscYGrAJvfzfpR6j01gKYjHBBzgnNoQrXm-EH5xbzSPDp8psTSZtw1TmGeT/w510-h640/ROCK%20PIPIT%20Blacksod%20Lighthouse%20Helipad,%20Co.%20Mayo.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"> CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Rock Pipit<i> </i></b></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span class="aCOpRe"><span>Anthus petrosus</span></span>)</i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> or European </b></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rock Pipit</b></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> is of the family </b></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Motacillidae</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> which is in the genus </b></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span class="aCOpRe"><span>Anthus</span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>.</b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ROCK PIPIT</span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b></span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Anthus_petrosus)</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">distribution map</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUavlnB-rl873AgfdmqWZBPBC8dd93Tv-I8xev9J60fVQ0jwL4ZQs0PPE_Z85mkF2AbyWpl07gr_px1bRle8rn4a46Tq8ISU1-Oha1LNuZjGRWuGA_jQfhqmXn9OGbWw2HVAKxtT-jTc0AfMs78MBjQkr3sRVbRc0wFtFhbj6KZgibqRQimm-D1SD/s720/ROCK%20PIPIT%20(Anthus_petrosus)%20distribution%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="720" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUavlnB-rl873AgfdmqWZBPBC8dd93Tv-I8xev9J60fVQ0jwL4ZQs0PPE_Z85mkF2AbyWpl07gr_px1bRle8rn4a46Tq8ISU1-Oha1LNuZjGRWuGA_jQfhqmXn9OGbWw2HVAKxtT-jTc0AfMs78MBjQkr3sRVbRc0wFtFhbj6KZgibqRQimm-D1SD/w640-h534/ROCK%20PIPIT%20(Anthus_petrosus)%20distribution%20map.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Green</span> </b></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>year round resident </i><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>Yellow</b></span><i> summer resident </i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Blue</b></span><i> winter resident</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Jimfbleak, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons </i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBlacksod Lighthouse Helipad, Blacksod, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.0994798 -10.064401754.096963283910895 -10.068693234423828 54.1019963160891 -10.060110165576171tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-22222020929015650732022-05-27T21:00:00.031+01:002022-11-14T20:37:07.405+00:00SMALL COPPER BUTTERFLY or AMERICAN COPPER BUTTERFLY (Lycaena phlaeas) male nectaring on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) at Cross Lough, Killadoon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9NnYvjgbkjmv57FIQ8Oa9Rj0ZFLGKrl6mC0LoFWb5UWuKxQ8tfAtygmQAMuI5THpFxQlv0915x3m87q5JcEYvr9yDZtlTk9kscwlvjCAi9GXWDki68KJU5DYMAtPCmeC5XwnY9Pw2d0ZsV1DR_dA1ljrOHSirombfi7dypzRB5n4XUeKl02xWbb6/s1024/SMALL%20COPPER%20Cross%20L%20Mayo%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9NnYvjgbkjmv57FIQ8Oa9Rj0ZFLGKrl6mC0LoFWb5UWuKxQ8tfAtygmQAMuI5THpFxQlv0915x3m87q5JcEYvr9yDZtlTk9kscwlvjCAi9GXWDki68KJU5DYMAtPCmeC5XwnY9Pw2d0ZsV1DR_dA1ljrOHSirombfi7dypzRB5n4XUeKl02xWbb6/w640-h512/SMALL%20COPPER%20Cross%20L%20Mayo%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Click external link</b></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime;"><b> <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_phlaeas" target="_blank">here</a></span> <span style="color: #f1c232;">for detailed species information</span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime;"><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>The Small Copper Butterfly </b><i>(</i><i>Lycaena phlaeas</i><i>)</i><b> or </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>American Copper Butterfly</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b> is of the family </b><i>Lycaenids </i><b>which is in the genus<i> </i></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Lycaena</i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><i>. </i>This<i> </i>is a common species that is found throughout the Holarctic region which includes North America and Eurasia<i>. </i>It also occurs in North Africa<i> </i>and a number of subspecies are recognised.<i> </i>The normal flight season is from mid April to late October over three generations and it overwinters as a caterpillar. </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b> In North America,</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b> it is known as American Copper Butterfly.</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><i> </i><i><br /></i></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></span></span></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comCross Lough, Killadoon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.1952264 -10.071647954.185183673518324 -10.088814037695313 54.205269126481681 -10.054481762304688tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-42786824132091258652022-05-26T21:00:00.003+01:002022-10-30T19:22:01.387+00:00EUROPEAN STONECHAT (Saxicola rubicola subspecies S. r. hibernans) male at Cross Lough, Killadoon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloKenqB2B93OljuhoJOTSiOH_cl-Si-ZdJPSs5Qb-2zFnEzaPrI9_5ggzM1VPUvXkvBh11ayDKIW9QnUN6KyLNrPs45rF9lYWL-d5joqMOKHoS5E7CTeNGbdYnGX4YZjmphdBiWZngZNvkxA2qWryupV9I73cPVinu3R81kAek0RpGGggDlc5Fm_9/s1024/EUROPEAN%20STONE%20male%201%20%20Cross%20Lough,%20Mullet%20Peninsul,a%20Mayo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1024" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloKenqB2B93OljuhoJOTSiOH_cl-Si-ZdJPSs5Qb-2zFnEzaPrI9_5ggzM1VPUvXkvBh11ayDKIW9QnUN6KyLNrPs45rF9lYWL-d5joqMOKHoS5E7CTeNGbdYnGX4YZjmphdBiWZngZNvkxA2qWryupV9I73cPVinu3R81kAek0RpGGggDlc5Fm_9/w640-h516/EUROPEAN%20STONE%20male%201%20%20Cross%20Lough,%20Mullet%20Peninsul,a%20Mayo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_stonechat" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</span></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Saxicola-rubicola">here</a></span></span></b><a href="#"> </a><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></b></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">The European Stonechat </span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i>(Saxicola rubicola)</i></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> is of the chat family </span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i>Muscicapidae</i></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">
which is in the genus </span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i>Saxicola</i></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>.</b></span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> Preferred habitats include rough grassland, sand dunes and </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">heathland where it is typically seen perched on brambles, gorse or shrubs</span>
within the breeding area. </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">In the temperate part of its range, nesting
commences in late March and up to three broods are raised. It is </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">a partial migrant. Populations from the colder regions move to spend the winter</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> in southern Europe and northern Africa. Successive hard winters, </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">as was the case in 2009/10 and 2010/11</span></span> caused severe losses in the mainly sedentary northwestern populations</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> <br /></b></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>There are two
subspecies generally recognised: </b></span></span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Saxicola rubicola rubicola -</span></span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> occurs in
central, eastern and southern Europe as well as northern Morocco and
southeastern Turkey. </b></span></span></span></span></b></li></ul></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i>Saxicola rubicola hibernans -</i></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> occurs in
northwestern Europe including Britain, Ireland, France and Norway. </b></span></span></span></span></b></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span></span></span></div></div></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comCross Lough, Killadoon, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.203090499999988 -10.082315554.198069912817658 -10.090898568847656 54.208111087182317 -10.073732431152344tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-50365862325570622032022-05-25T21:00:00.001+01:002022-10-27T21:57:30.865+01:00WALL BROWN BUTTERFLY (Lasiommata megera) male at St. Deirbhile's Old Church and Graveyard, Faulmore, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sGwZnuQ--q3_oW1dHWxb7k__BGxuSDH0zYgq1o_hhswA0dcLJALsSBldQBE3a2G-c8PL4dXb9RCAHgw67By0iq9EfVt5BhJCMAUaZODAGEg8Z7sUVl5k0dQF8-RpuYx1YoN2e26lYv6pcHQZepAnAlIv4Nr0kyZJSXWUQACMrrIpzKdV_nC-k6wb/s1024/WALL%20BROWN%20BUTTERFLY%20Faulmore%20Co.%20Mayo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1024" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sGwZnuQ--q3_oW1dHWxb7k__BGxuSDH0zYgq1o_hhswA0dcLJALsSBldQBE3a2G-c8PL4dXb9RCAHgw67By0iq9EfVt5BhJCMAUaZODAGEg8Z7sUVl5k0dQF8-RpuYx1YoN2e26lYv6pcHQZepAnAlIv4Nr0kyZJSXWUQACMrrIpzKdV_nC-k6wb/w640-h516/WALL%20BROWN%20BUTTERFLY%20Faulmore%20Co.%20Mayo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasiommata_megera" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Wall Brown Butterfly </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>(Lasiommata megera)</i></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> is of the family </span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Nymphalidae</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> </i>which is in the genus </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Lasiommata</i></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. </span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It occurs in most of Europe as well as parts of Western Asia and North Africa. Formally more common and widespread but since the mid 1980 it has been in decline and is now absent from many of its former haunts. This decline has not been reflected on the Mullet Peninsula where this species is still commonly encountered. The main flight season is from late April to early September, over two generations. Occasionally there is a third generation in late September into early October. </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Males have a very distinctive dark mid fore wing bar.</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> It overwinters as a larva. <br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</span></span></span></i></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSt. Deirbhile's Old Church and Graveyard, Faulmore, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo54.0959257 -10.107093525.785691863821157 -45.2633435 82.406159536178848 25.049156500000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-20644774914588819532022-05-24T21:00:00.000+01:002022-10-27T21:50:57.182+01:00EUROPEAN SHAG (Gulosus aristotelis) adult at Blacksod Harbour, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBzf7_vE_l-kaM2CYTFnbTgaFW0n5hqJoGyg7BfgtGgZQtAPQ3r0srtcX9UjfVfGVySEYZCpMb1fIstFAleOQekrArsQNqDnCCnSFv8DBU23fE9fvGH9CRcGTkCt6Ah-G9LN6QrBySMtUBhMSgBIvOIgQm-NrQ3npL7xdNqhje-th4cm99nCzIC4H/s1024/EUROPEAN%20SHAG%20BLacksod%20Mayo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBzf7_vE_l-kaM2CYTFnbTgaFW0n5hqJoGyg7BfgtGgZQtAPQ3r0srtcX9UjfVfGVySEYZCpMb1fIstFAleOQekrArsQNqDnCCnSFv8DBU23fE9fvGH9CRcGTkCt6Ah-G9LN6QrBySMtUBhMSgBIvOIgQm-NrQ3npL7xdNqhje-th4cm99nCzIC4H/w512-h640/EUROPEAN%20SHAG%20BLacksod%20Mayo.JPG" width="512" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></b></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></span></b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_shag" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link</span></span></span></b></span> <a href="https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Phalacrocorax-aristotelis" target="_blank">here</a> <span>to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The European Shag </b><i>(Gulosus aristotelis)</i><b> is of the cormorant family </b><i>Phalacrocoracidae</i><b> which is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Gulosus</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It occurs in northern and western Europe, the Mediterranean
Basin, parts of North Africa as well as parts of the Black Sea Coast. </b></span></span>
This species breeds in colonies on coastal rocky cliffs and on offshore
islands. Can easily be confused with Greater Cormorant </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Phalacrocorax carbo) </i><b>but unlike that species, it is very rarely found inland on lakes or rivers.</b><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Three subspecies are generally recognised :</b></span></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>G. a. aristotelis</i><b> – occurs in northwestern European Atlantic Ocean coasts </b></span></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>G. a. desmarestii</i><b> – occurs in the Mediterranean Basin and Black Sea coasts </b></span></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>G. a. riggenbachi</i><b> – occurs in northwestern African coasts</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></li></ul></ul></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds </i><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;">European Shag<b> </b><i>(</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Gulosus</i></span></span> aristotelis)</i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i></span></i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">distribution map</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPRPuVodfkmmzJ5Tx2CM7E58Xda3qP30QYFtat8to0NCh_jtJwO937MNWZ3zmo6VpTt3Ve1mHP_L2QPqvPGumSALc7YAC6a3NKXN_Vm7YUpYzlUprmeABUFaMUvqDXVVNbK_ZgKRZ2aMz4eh2RujElHyS2NPkYQloVDDJMmxiJAZK9sQTKmV8MLkVW=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPRPuVodfkmmzJ5Tx2CM7E58Xda3qP30QYFtat8to0NCh_jtJwO937MNWZ3zmo6VpTt3Ve1mHP_L2QPqvPGumSALc7YAC6a3NKXN_Vm7YUpYzlUprmeABUFaMUvqDXVVNbK_ZgKRZ2aMz4eh2RujElHyS2NPkYQloVDDJMmxiJAZK9sQTKmV8MLkVW=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-mmv-title"><b><span style="background-color: lime;"> Breeding </span> </b> <span style="background-color: #007fff;"> <b>Non-breeding - winter</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons</div><br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comBlacksod Harbour, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo, Ireland54.0997966 -10.059828854.097280259468562 -10.064120334423828 54.102312940531434 -10.055537265576172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-11615860004808571932022-05-23T21:00:00.001+01:002022-07-24T17:19:31.875+01:00COMMON CLOVER SAWFLY (Tenthredo arcuata) at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK6w9lvwOqlluZv9f6b1FM5mPbCqDII0PJR8fQMZdeEAcGmJ68c5hDCIGhcCXS63PesVicuM46BLJXMemAHtAzN2uZeMZfT3VlUAdeVCv-28Li13y9vB6gBPy4iEuG0bVLSC3gPnpucJPXkKyDGIxlpK_CJMWi3mXyHPcDmUuqVJEJgIodO6zDCqt/s1024/COMMON%20CLOVER%20SAWFLY%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1024" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK6w9lvwOqlluZv9f6b1FM5mPbCqDII0PJR8fQMZdeEAcGmJ68c5hDCIGhcCXS63PesVicuM46BLJXMemAHtAzN2uZeMZfT3VlUAdeVCv-28Li13y9vB6gBPy4iEuG0bVLSC3gPnpucJPXkKyDGIxlpK_CJMWi3mXyHPcDmUuqVJEJgIodO6zDCqt/w640-h514/COMMON%20CLOVER%20SAWFLY%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The Common Clover Sawfly </span></span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Tenthredo arcuata)</i></span></span><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> is of the family </span></span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Tenthredinidae</i></span></span><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i>which is in the genus </span></span></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Tenthredo</i></span></span><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">.
It is on the wing from April to late August over two generations. This
pollen eating species is commonly encountered on thistles and </span></span></b><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">umbellifers. </span></span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The larval food plant is White Clover. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-17302075138641887142022-05-21T21:00:00.000+01:002022-10-27T21:49:42.547+01:00GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) in breeding plumage at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl2ng4KrGLaQ4GiyZREL_f1nYl_XTaZLKL_VbtpD05dIdOMaI87YVCGjSozAzYIBynryWruYkWMlvO5Wh5fqHl3MdGxvHpO6W3cKbKaxgsXdR-oUb-9Up2-0EScFccMsQr4Sf0tLxd2aBsT6ntrzftJVJiFJSp98-DbIjXCuzi7uOsOukhWy3N1Vr/s1024/GREY%20HERON%20%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201Ab.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="822" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsl2ng4KrGLaQ4GiyZREL_f1nYl_XTaZLKL_VbtpD05dIdOMaI87YVCGjSozAzYIBynryWruYkWMlvO5Wh5fqHl3MdGxvHpO6W3cKbKaxgsXdR-oUb-9Up2-0EScFccMsQr4Sf0tLxd2aBsT6ntrzftJVJiFJSp98-DbIjXCuzi7uOsOukhWy3N1Vr/w514-h640/GREY%20HERON%20%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201Ab.JPG" width="514" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: lime;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></b>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>The Grey Heron </b><i>(Ardea cinerea)</i><b> is of the family </b><i>Ardeidae</i><b> and is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Ardea</span></span></i><b>. </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> It is resident in the temperate regions of Eurasia as well as eastern and sub Saharan Africa. The more northern populations are migratory and move south for
the winter. Wetlands are its main habitat and commonly occurs along estuaries, streams, rivers and lakes. Aquatic as well as terrestrial creatures are preyed upon. Prey items </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>include amphibians, insects, reptiles, small mammals and birds </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>which </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>are swallowed whole</b></span></span></b></span></span>.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>This species nests </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>in tall trees</b></span></span></b></span></span> in colonies which are known as heronries</b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>. Upto five eggs are laid and are incubated for 25 days. Fledging takes place after 60 days.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Grey Heron </b><i>(Ardea cinerea) distribution map</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbY3cw9kqKarFgfkghb2R0QsQccNkDho9wxF9xQLgioQEDE1AWd7Hs_nkidWt1-MVx44u2frAksyOVpJ3bVtSCLM-fQaCnbvrr_BKCoXA1wx3IEZyJdtcc0SPKUkwJW0VvtK9esGrWkgFfxHjCaK9teziOD4DiJKm-D493nj09iaYh5H_H3kYEkDf/s1024/Grey%20Heron%20(Ardea%20cinerea)%20distribution%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><span></span></span><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1024" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbY3cw9kqKarFgfkghb2R0QsQccNkDho9wxF9xQLgioQEDE1AWd7Hs_nkidWt1-MVx44u2frAksyOVpJ3bVtSCLM-fQaCnbvrr_BKCoXA1wx3IEZyJdtcc0SPKUkwJW0VvtK9esGrWkgFfxHjCaK9teziOD4DiJKm-D493nj09iaYh5H_H3kYEkDf/w640-h435/Grey%20Heron%20(Ardea%20cinerea)%20distribution%20map.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: #04ff00;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: black;">Breeding</span></span></b></span> <span style="background-color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Resident</span></b></span></span> <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">Winter</span></span></b></span></span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <span style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vagrant </span></b> </span></span></span> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: black;"> Introduced resident </span></span></span></b></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons </div></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-21364660009890635152022-05-20T21:00:00.000+01:002022-10-27T21:49:05.037+01:00BUFF TAILED BUMBLEBEE (Bombus terrestris) queen nectar robbing from a Granny's Bonnet / Columbine Plant (Aquilegia ssp.) at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. 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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombus_terrestris" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span></span>
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</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>The Buff-tailed Bumblebee </b><i>(Bombus terrestris)</i><b> is of the family</b><i> Apidae</i><b> which is in the genus </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Bombus</i></span></span>. <b>This species is commonly found throughout the temperate regions of Europe,
The Middle East, northern Africa and has been introduced </b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">to other countries including </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Australia (Tasmania)</span></span>, Japan as well as parts of South America. </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>It is not normally seen in Ireland during the colder months of the year. In late autumn the worker bees and the males (drones) die off and the gravid queen hibernates for the winter. In recent times, it has been on the
wing all year round mainly at coastal locations where shrubs such as
Hebe </b><i>(Hebe × franciscana)</i><b>, </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Gorse </b><i>(Ulex europaeus) </i><b>and Fuchsia </b><i>(</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Fuchsia magellanica)</i><b> have continued to flower in </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>mild winters.</b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Aquilegias produce their nectar in spurs which project from the rear of the flower head and are pollinated by long tonged insects, including hawkmoths. Short tonged insects, such as bumblebees, use a method known as nectar robbing and penetrate or cut into the plant's spurs </b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>to extract this rich food source.</b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span> As a results no pollination takes place. In North America aquilegias are also pollinated by hummingbirds. </b></span></span></span> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span></span></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-81492159126507771592022-05-19T21:00:00.006+01:002022-08-04T20:50:34.223+01:00EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL or GREY SQUIRREL (Sciurus carolinensis) munching on a Common Earthworm (Slumbricus terrestris) at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oe623MJcE0f_DGu8MjY3i2PyaCrAqHdpUQkUcKyvqQiaQHSMJHk-kcqkzSIV-4yUgzqMoYCtqu2vSh_qp3s6ehC3P7DEhYb_SEh1CI-KCbAzo1zRHbiuaDxiEUSokncnPN2AOAPwUggg7Y0QmwkxjiPZKX-kf9WR6q5qm86pAIkoa6xYYPc7FTte/s1024/GREY%20SQUIRREL%20St%20Anne's%202b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oe623MJcE0f_DGu8MjY3i2PyaCrAqHdpUQkUcKyvqQiaQHSMJHk-kcqkzSIV-4yUgzqMoYCtqu2vSh_qp3s6ehC3P7DEhYb_SEh1CI-KCbAzo1zRHbiuaDxiEUSokncnPN2AOAPwUggg7Y0QmwkxjiPZKX-kf9WR6q5qm86pAIkoa6xYYPc7FTte/w640-h512/GREY%20SQUIRREL%20St%20Anne's%202b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Eastern Gray Squirrel</span></b></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Sciurus carolinensis)</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> or more commonly known as a </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Grey Squirrel</span></b></span></span> in Europe, is of the family </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sciuridae</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> which is in the genus </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sciurus</i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>. </b></i><b>This species of tree squirrel is native to the eastern half of the USA as well as to parts of central and southeastern Canada. </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It has been deliberately introduced elsewhere in North America as well as to other countries, including Britain (1870's) and Ireland (1911). It now commonly occurs throughout most of Britain. In Ireland, its range is restricted to the eastern half of the island but is now in decline due to the increase in the European Pine Martin </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">(Martes martes)</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i>population, which is its main </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">predator</span></span>.</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span></span></div></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-79227591853444915962022-05-17T21:00:00.001+01:002022-07-18T19:02:59.931+01:00MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos) male at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZyFBuYgky5MjJ_OFQpEqbU4DOW0KffR-KU1zu1ORC017VhK3rh27vD-ejemnkWxkbQHOuO3EgJxLzFrYQQbBfzrEV13uFJWux9R6Kybc78t1hXW_iea7QeYHuWC8qNmXWwwDBBVsW_jds42jQnkQsvtuwrQBbSpL4cc6JcgzZS8nhz0enTPavDqM/s1024/MALLARD%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%20male%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1024" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZyFBuYgky5MjJ_OFQpEqbU4DOW0KffR-KU1zu1ORC017VhK3rh27vD-ejemnkWxkbQHOuO3EgJxLzFrYQQbBfzrEV13uFJWux9R6Kybc78t1hXW_iea7QeYHuWC8qNmXWwwDBBVsW_jds42jQnkQsvtuwrQBbSpL4cc6JcgzZS8nhz0enTPavDqM/w640-h478/MALLARD%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%20male%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Click external link</span></b></span></b></span></span></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span>Click external link</span> <a href="https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Anas-platyrhynchos" target="_blank">here</a> <span>to see distribution map and to hear calls</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span> </span></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Mallard </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Anas platyrhynchos)</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is of the family </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anatidae</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which is in the genus </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anas</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. This </span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">dabbling duck is </span></b></span>native to North America, Eurasia and parts of North Africa. It has also been widely introduced to a number of other countries either as a game bird or as ornamental wildfowl in parks.</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw B</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">irds</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></span></div></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-37272515367857460562022-05-14T21:00:00.024+01:002022-07-17T21:51:10.748+01:00ORCHID BEETLE (Dascillus cervinus) at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div style="text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjyfJWfAuGShm-ymbuai672xZsOQgDCUfS1maWHxx4XyNpICs8OANRcE_hOofivnCIipqzfL_iQrcADRJY6_ZEIVt2JUrVUxByh-90QBD9hhxUAMk_UlLgROTSXUmZg6XH6_0if93d9bI0hcxRk90HA5KiR-KpdiGbCMTGkoAlyVB1DgUPoinH4Di/s1024/ORCHID%20BEETLE%20St%20Ann's%20Pk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjyfJWfAuGShm-ymbuai672xZsOQgDCUfS1maWHxx4XyNpICs8OANRcE_hOofivnCIipqzfL_iQrcADRJY6_ZEIVt2JUrVUxByh-90QBD9hhxUAMk_UlLgROTSXUmZg6XH6_0if93d9bI0hcxRk90HA5KiR-KpdiGbCMTGkoAlyVB1DgUPoinH4Di/w640-h480/ORCHID%20BEETLE%20St%20Ann's%20Pk.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/dascillidae" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed </b></span></span></span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Orchid Beetle</span></span></b></span> information</b></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; font-size: small;"><b><span>Click external link </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_beetles_of_Ireland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a><span> </span><span>to see a list of beetles found in Ireland</span></b></span></span></span> </span></span></b></span>
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</span></div><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Orchid Beetle </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(Dascillus cervinus)</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> is of the family </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Dascillidae</i></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> which is in the genus </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Dascillus</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.</span></span></b></span></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-84340943518618656602022-05-12T21:00:00.001+01:002022-07-17T18:15:26.309+01:00GREEN VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris napi) at Saint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiMX2Zgl7TimSyBy3eoelyox8lS4WbRk6eEhVXiFAHDnMsfjTf6SZt8vSQvYSGmuS-vk1xL1695jA45A_rkBDQJ1a2yXhWmuukOPApBCtGXUWA8amQqg-tLk8JdVFm1cLmCapBKMQV_BD9GWV469xJCq_-453uOWqBrYcun6kc1hVZXMFOVr8WSGs/s1024/GREEN%20VEINED%20WHITE%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1024" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiMX2Zgl7TimSyBy3eoelyox8lS4WbRk6eEhVXiFAHDnMsfjTf6SZt8vSQvYSGmuS-vk1xL1695jA45A_rkBDQJ1a2yXhWmuukOPApBCtGXUWA8amQqg-tLk8JdVFm1cLmCapBKMQV_BD9GWV469xJCq_-453uOWqBrYcun6kc1hVZXMFOVr8WSGs/w640-h482/GREEN%20VEINED%20WHITE%20St%20Anne's%20Pk%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-veined_white" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Green-veined White </span></b></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Butterfly </span></b></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(Pieris napi)</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> is of the family </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pieridae</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> which is in the genus </span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pieris.</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i>It
commonly occurs in Eurasia as well as North America. This species is on
the wing from March to October, over several generations, but in
Ireland the normal </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;">flight season
extends from mid April to mid September. </span></b></span></span>It overwinters
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span></span><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comSaint Anne's Park and Rose Gardens, Clontarf East, Raheny, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.3718307 -6.179344599999999425.061596863821151 -41.3355946 81.682064536178842 28.9769054tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-25243360586591534772022-05-10T21:00:00.003+01:002022-07-15T20:56:05.466+01:00LARGE WHITE BUTTERFLY or LARGE CABBAGE WHITE BUTTERFLY (Pieris brassicae) nectaring on a Dandalion (Taraxacum Officinale agg.) at Ardgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland <div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71Q_yU4giEmeWIVN8zhxkrTYDLhZTYxdbKFn7oyIys2p7KJPtcfBOxZrRQbB0rGpPwCI6A7WreDMvhkO1-kv7_juLkq8YhQiB4rsDdE2Nsi0hdwQNpN3o7rGXnNFip_hOsOCwQKQYWE2JsgbzyLMOXjCnaZLEH_8_yYXz9smeGBuLzYBX9HSkZTkQ/s1024/LARGE%20WHITE%20BUTTERFLY%20Ardgillan%20Balbriggan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71Q_yU4giEmeWIVN8zhxkrTYDLhZTYxdbKFn7oyIys2p7KJPtcfBOxZrRQbB0rGpPwCI6A7WreDMvhkO1-kv7_juLkq8YhQiB4rsDdE2Nsi0hdwQNpN3o7rGXnNFip_hOsOCwQKQYWE2JsgbzyLMOXjCnaZLEH_8_yYXz9smeGBuLzYBX9HSkZTkQ/w640-h512/LARGE%20WHITE%20BUTTERFLY%20Ardgillan%20Balbriggan.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: lime;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span></span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_brassicae" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Large White Butterfly </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Pieris brassicae)</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> or Large Cabbage White Butterfly is of the family </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pieridae</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which is in the genus </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pieris</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">.
It occurs very commonly through out Eurasia and North Africa as well as
an introduced species in South Africa. Although larger, it can be
confused with the Small White Butterfly </span></b><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Pieris rapae)</span></i><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which has a much reduced black edge to the upper forewing.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b></div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</span></i></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comArdgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland 53.587814599999987 -6.160412325.277580763821142 -41.3166623 81.89804843617884 28.9958377tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-6843978909773553182022-05-08T21:00:00.001+01:002022-07-15T20:08:42.722+01:00BLOTCH WINGED HOVERFLY (Leucozoba lucorum) male at Ardgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland <div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl1-DZ8WxwWGsSMbuRmIu2Yva5AcOtj7hPMA041Lza7N9cB9OxYcS0ON5h-WaGwGhmQ4gzLDHlPZQKxtcD9BbSW9XRe8eaprJmXR4FXPcRb_hgQ0Erw234wAhmnBfVUCirWkJMX8_hyInU-hNx5k3t7Lbn9IcdGfpPBH_EguMu4efcoqsNMfoUqA8/s1024/BLOTCH%20WINGED%20hOVERFLY%20Arrgillan%20Balbriggan.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1024" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl1-DZ8WxwWGsSMbuRmIu2Yva5AcOtj7hPMA041Lza7N9cB9OxYcS0ON5h-WaGwGhmQ4gzLDHlPZQKxtcD9BbSW9XRe8eaprJmXR4FXPcRb_hgQ0Erw234wAhmnBfVUCirWkJMX8_hyInU-hNx5k3t7Lbn9IcdGfpPBH_EguMu4efcoqsNMfoUqA8/w640-h512/BLOTCH%20WINGED%20hOVERFLY%20Arrgillan%20Balbriggan.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helophilus_pendulus" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</b></span><br /></span>
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; font-size: small;"><b><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link</b></span></span> </span><a href="https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Beginners-guide-to-Irish-hoverflies-July-2015.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a><span> </span><span>to see a Beginners Guide to Hoverflies</span></b></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Blotch winged Hoverfly </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(</span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Helophilus </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">pendulus</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">) </span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">is of the family </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Syrphidae</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> which is in the genus </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Helophilus</i></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. This is a very distinctive species that mimics the Common Carder Bumblebee </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>(Bombus pascuorum)</i></span></span><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.</span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> Orange hairs on the thorax and an orange yellow scutellum are among the features that help separate it from </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Volucella</i></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> hoverflies. </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In Ireland the normal flight season extends from May to August.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Reference and highly recommended reading:</i></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><b>Britain's Hoverflies</b> A field guide 2nd edition <b>Stuart Ball and Roger Morris</b></i></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></i></span></div><p></p>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comArdgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland 53.587814599999987 -6.160412325.277580763821142 -41.3166623 81.89804843617884 28.9958377tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-522744363969542792022-05-06T21:00:00.003+01:002022-07-21T08:40:26.601+01:00SCARLET LILLY BEETLE (Lilioceris lilii) at Ardgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland <div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0_NUOadHs55sghdBiiMwehoG7X07xlmwp0DLTOu_Ui0S3wUJxuFHJ53V6sUGAUm-HcXK0FU7Ky2R6SMuKlq5kAADS8PTIQMQoCQcLIGMB8gRfLkJfK9kUy0BZsDA5cggA5JNO4QZxw8J9q1FugI6-zMYQzsP0T9WjNFfGrTbb0TJoaHPXwTHRfKj/s1024/SCARLET%20LILLY%20BEETLE%20Agillian%20Babl%201b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1024" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0_NUOadHs55sghdBiiMwehoG7X07xlmwp0DLTOu_Ui0S3wUJxuFHJ53V6sUGAUm-HcXK0FU7Ky2R6SMuKlq5kAADS8PTIQMQoCQcLIGMB8gRfLkJfK9kUy0BZsDA5cggA5JNO4QZxw8J9q1FugI6-zMYQzsP0T9WjNFfGrTbb0TJoaHPXwTHRfKj/w640-h484/SCARLET%20LILLY%20BEETLE%20Agillian%20Babl%201b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;">CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</span><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle " target="_blank">here</a> for detailed species information</span></span><br /></b></span>
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</span></div><span style="color: #01ffff;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Scarlet Lilly Beetle </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(Lilioceris lilii)</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> is of the family </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Chrysomelidae</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> which is i<span>n</span> the genus </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lilioceris</span></span></i></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.
It is native to parts of mainland Europe as well as Asia and occurs as an invasive species/ horticultural pest in many other countries. This leaf beetle overwinters as an adult and in late spring emerges to lay its eggs, in small clusters, on lillies and fritillaries. Subsequently both adults and larvae can cause extensive damage feeding on all parts of these </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">plants.</span></span></b></span> In
Britain it was first recorded in 1839 and is now widespread. There were no reports from Ireland until 2001 and it has since been reported from a number of counties.</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds</i></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></b></span></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comArdgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland 53.587814599999987 -6.160412325.277580763821142 -41.3166623 81.89804843617884 28.9958377tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254491108840970227.post-71375904188620666392022-05-05T21:00:00.007+01:002022-07-14T00:10:28.735+01:00RED MASON BEE (Osmia bicornis) on Green Alkanet Wildflower (Pentaglottis sempervirens) at Ardgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpL9yQ58U_HWDoQKSnLZv6uNKxkLzxIn1YoMN_AVCcIy_ddN6VqITvIxzocB1OaQxRIF2uDC2O9otBE-Nu8UXRllYqZHvKB5Cr6zjfAJzKNl7K_8bN7M0_WyrcRCaTo1_6Xe9S9eHUUFdTK7ZKgeltg1d6SQZ4-SU8zwSVKP3EXFl7w-4v5wSzYrx/s1024/RED%20MASON%20BEE%20female%20Argillian.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1024" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpL9yQ58U_HWDoQKSnLZv6uNKxkLzxIn1YoMN_AVCcIy_ddN6VqITvIxzocB1OaQxRIF2uDC2O9otBE-Nu8UXRllYqZHvKB5Cr6zjfAJzKNl7K_8bN7M0_WyrcRCaTo1_6Xe9S9eHUUFdTK7ZKgeltg1d6SQZ4-SU8zwSVKP3EXFl7w-4v5wSzYrx/w640-h514/RED%20MASON%20BEE%20female%20Argillian.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Red Mason Bee (<i>Osmia bicornis</i>) on Green Alkanet (<i>Pentaglottis sempervirens</i>) and infected with Phoretic Mites <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTE9h9HixxhlirJQfKgyAgFBRQeXJdkOUDi9tjLCmPNYs4r-pGigtVna4jcE16BNQq6p9tMlJ3rkRp5R4MLlq20Jnyz48xGFd7Hb1xCtafXhewrnvH706mghNkBqx-4Ob3CyZLn6CfU6vFDGDYqXTHEuicxCSPLe0yy_MrwkvJmyO0MBScOBDjtZk/s1024/RED%20MASON%20BEE%20male%20Argillian.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1024" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTE9h9HixxhlirJQfKgyAgFBRQeXJdkOUDi9tjLCmPNYs4r-pGigtVna4jcE16BNQq6p9tMlJ3rkRp5R4MLlq20Jnyz48xGFd7Hb1xCtafXhewrnvH706mghNkBqx-4Ob3CyZLn6CfU6vFDGDYqXTHEuicxCSPLe0yy_MrwkvJmyO0MBScOBDjtZk/w640-h510/RED%20MASON%20BEE%20male%20Argillian.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) infected with a large cluster of Phoretic Mites<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><b>CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE HIGHER QUALITY IMAGE</b></span><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmia_bicornis" target="_blank">here</a> for </b></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>detailed</b></span></span></span> Red Mason Bee information</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><b>Click external link</b></span></span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaglottis" target="_blank">here</a> for detailed </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Green Alkanet</b></span></span></span> Wildflower</b></span></span></span> information</b></span></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="background-color: black; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: cyan;"></span></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Red Mason Bee </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>(Osmia bicornis)</i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> is of the family </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Megachilidae</i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> which is in the genus </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Osmia</i></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. This solitary bee commonly occurs in Europe, including Britain. It was first reported from Ireland in 2003 and has become widespread in the eastern region. The flight season </span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">extends</span></b> from April into June.<br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Phoretic
mites form a non permanent relationship with their host. This is known
as phoresis or phoresy, in which one organism attaches itself to another
species solely for the purpose of travel to new habitat and then drop
off. In this case the </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">phoretic </span></span></b>mites have attached themselves to the </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">bees thorax.</span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">References and highly recommended reading:</span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">https://irishnaturalist.com/bees/red-mason-bee-osmia-bicornis/ </span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Field guide to the Bees of Great Britain And Ireland</span></span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> by </span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Stephen Falk</span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> and illustrated by </span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Richard Lewington</span></span></span></span><br />
</span></div><p></p></div>Raw Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967946900899892053noreply@blogger.comArdgillan Demense, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland53.587814599999987 -6.160412325.277580763821142 -41.3166623 81.89804843617884 28.9958377