Catalogue samples. Click on the thumbnails to view full size picture.

Dunlin feeding Like this Dunlin, hundreds of thousands of birds come to Ireland each winter from
their breeding grounds in northern Europe and the Arctic.
Coot This Coot, with it's neck outstretched, moves quickly through the water in a threat display.
Green Shield Bug A Shield Bug goes almost unnoticed on a leaf.
Dragonfly This Dragonfly rests on a twig, always on the look out for an unsuspecting insect.
Rock Pipit This Rock Pipit has its nest hidden in long grass on a beach well above the high tide mark.
Fulmars

Fulmars, a species which first arrived in Ireland at the begining of the 20th century and can now be found all around the Irish coastline.

White Death Spider on Sorrel A White Death Spider  waiting to pounce on any insect that gets caught in its web.
Burnished Brass Moth The Burnished Brass moth gets is name from the brass-like metallic shine from its wings
Meadowsweet Meadowsweet, used in the past in traditional medicine, contains Asprin-like chemicals
Grey Seal A curious Grey Seal in sea foam off Cape Clear. Who's watching who?
Meadow Grasshopper The Meadow Grasshopper, common in Ireland and found in a variety of colours.

   

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