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A
young Swallow, waiting impatiently on a wire, is fed by a parent
in flight.
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Oystercatchers, one of the easiest Irish wader to identify.
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A
Scalloped Oak rests on a leaf; little is known about Irish Moths.
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Two of the three Killer Whales which visited Cork Harbour for six
weeks in the summer of 2001
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Great
Willowherb, a beautiful plant of damp areas.
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A
Sedge Warbler singing noisily from the top of a bush in early summer,
shortly after arriving from Africa. |
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The
Peacock Butterfly, as beautiful as any tropical insect.
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Little
Egrets, which have been expanding their range north through Europe
and now breed in Ireland.
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The Chough, a beautiful crow of coastal Ireland.
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A
Wasp just arrived to feed on overripe Blackberries in late Autumn.
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This
Bumble bee was feeding on Devil's-bit Scabious in a wild flower
meadow.
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A
Wasp's nest, as big as a football, high in a beech tree.
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