Bird, bug, butterfly and a wild variety of photos from Belarus, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland and Spain by Irish wildlife photographer Patrick J. O'Keeffe and invited guests

Friday 19 July 2013

RUFF (Calidris pugnax) male in transition to summer plumage, Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos Island, Greece

 
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The Ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium sized shorebird or wader of the sandpiper family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Calidris.
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Location: Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos Island, Greece (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

Thursday 18 July 2013

DARK EMERALD DAMSELFLY Lestes macrostigma Kalloni Salt Pans, Lesvos Island, Greece

 
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Tuesday 16 July 2013

PALLID SWIFT Apus pallidus Laguna Dulce, Reserva Natural, Lagunas de Campillos, Málaga, Spain

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Location: Laguna Dulce,Reserva Natural, Lagunas de Campillos, 29320, Málaga, Spain (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

PALLID SWIFT Apus pallidus Laguna Dulce,Reserva Natural, Lagunas de Campillos, Málaga, Spain

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Location: Laguna Dulce,Nature Reserve, Lagunas de Campillos, 29320, Málaga, Spain (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

Monday 15 July 2013

GULL BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain

 
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GULL BILLED TERN Gelochelidon nilotica Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain

 
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Location: Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Reserva Natural, Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

Sunday 14 July 2013

LESVOS BUSH CRICKET (Female) (Poecilimon mytelensis) Skala Kallonis, Lesvos Island, Greece

 
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The Lesvos Bush Cricket (Poecilimon mytelensis) is only found on the Greek island of Lesvos. It has a widespread distribution and is commonly encountered throughout the island.
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Location: Skala Kallonis, Lesvos Island, Greece (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

Friday 12 July 2013

EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus) Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland

 
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The Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) is of the family Passeridae which is in the genus Passer.
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Location: Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) female, Skerries Mills, Skerries, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland

 
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 The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is of the sparrow family Passeridae which is in the genus Passer.

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Location: Skerries Mills, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LOCATION)

Wednesday 10 July 2013

EUROPEAN WATER VOLE Arvicola amphibius Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Fuente de Piedra, Málaga, Spain

 
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