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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/187762762@N04/">karterandrew</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/187762762@N04/55651265890/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55651265890_7a0ce8883d_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/padraiccollins/">padraic collins</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/padraiccollins/55650920165/" title="Boland Memorial Chapel - 33130"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650920165_548df85522_m.jpg" width="147" height="240" alt="Boland Memorial Chapel - 33130" /></a></p> <p>Charles Geoghegan (1871)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55650664639/" title="Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650664639_f58e5c042b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)" /></a></p> <p>Back Garden, Cappagh, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland, 2024,<br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom: Animalia<br /> Phylum:Chordata<br /> Class:Aves<br /> Order:Passeriformes<br /> Family:Paridae<br /> Genus:Cyanistes<br /> Species: C.caeruleus<br /> [FR] Mesange bleue | [DE] Blaumeise | [ES] Herrerillo Comun | [NL] Pimpelmees | [IRL] Meantán gorm<br /> <br /> Measurements<br /> spanwidth min.: 18 cm<br /> spanwidth max.: 21 cm<br /> size min.: 10 cm<br /> size max.: 12 cm<br /> Breeding<br /> incubation min.: 13 days<br /> incubation max.: 14 days<br /> fledging min.: 17 days<br /> fledging max.: 14 days<br /> broods 1<br /> eggs min.: 7<br /> eggs max.: 14<br /> <br /> Tom Tit, Blue Cap, Blue Ox-eye<br /> <br /> One of Ireland's top-20 most widespread garden birds.<br /> <br /> Status: Common resident throughout Ireland.<br /> <br /> Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is considered to be Secure.<br /> <br /> Identification: A colourful, noisy, active little bird, commonly seen in gardens, especially at nut feeders and will use nestboxes. Bright blue crown, nape colllar, wings and tail and yellow underside. The white cheeks are bordered by a dark blue line - the line through the eye is separated from the blue cap by a white band - all producing a distinctive head pattern. Bill is short and stubby, legs bluish-grey. Very acrobatic, often hangs upside-down on branches pecking at buds or foraging for insects. Reqular visitor to peanut feeders and will use nestboxes. Occurs in woodland, farmland, gardens etc. Usually seen in small groups in winter and will team up with other tit species, Treecreepers and Goldcrests to form roving bands.<br /> <br /> Similar Species: Great Tit, Coal Tit<br /> <br /> Call: Song a clear, quite high-pitched &quot;tsee-hee-he-hee…&quot;. Call a series of scolding chuckles, also many short twitters.<br /> <br /> Diet: Mainly small insects, but also seeds and will readily use peanut feeder and take scraps from bird table.<br /> <br /> Breeding: Breeds throughout Ireland - prefers broad-leaved woodland, but also in farmland, parks and gardens. Nests in cavity in tree or wall. Occasionally chooses an unusual site such as a pipe or letterbox, but will readily use nestboxes.<br /> <br /> Wintering: Largely resident.<br /> <br /> Where to See: Common and widespread in Ireland.<br /> <br /> Physical characteristics<br /> <br /> The Blue tit adult has blue-green back and bright blue wings and tail. Underparts are bright yellow, with a dark dull median stripe. Head has bright blue crown, contrasting with white forehead, extending all around the head in a white stripe. A black eyeline begins at the base of the bill, trough the eyes. Cheeks are white. Chin is black, descending under the white cheeks and extending to the nape, turning dark blue. Blue Tit has conical, small, pointed blue-grey bill. Eyes are black. Legs and feet are blue. Both sexes are similar, with female slightly duller than male. Juvenile has pale yellow cheeks, with dull yellowier plumage than adult. They have greener wing coverts and dull bluish crown.<br /> Blue Tit feeds high in trees, and sometimes, it forages on the ground. It is an extremely active bird, and it is so light that it can search food at the tip of thinnest twigs. It is a clever feeder. It may held food firmly whit one foot when necessary, so it is able to eat hard nuts and seeds, pecking into them with the bill, giving sharp stabs. It examines each twig and leaf, advancing in small rapid hops, and perching or hanging upside down, while is flicking wings and tail, and calling. Blue Tit is lively and aggressive, performing quick and jerky actions. They are noisy birds, but also sociable and inquisitive. Courtship displays include flights from top of tree, male flying with well stretched wings. Male also perches close to female with erect crest, semi-open dropping wings, and with strong quivering. Male also performs courtship feeding, offering food to female which begs as a young bird with shivering wings. To attract female to the nest site, male performs slow glides towards the nest, to invite female to see it. Blue Tit is sedentary, but some populations perform movements southwards in winter. Blue Tit roosts in ivy or evergreens, but it may shelter in a hole in hard weather.<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> <br /> Blue Tit is mainly a woodland bird, especially where there are oaks and birches. During winter, they are found feeding in reed beds, and more open places. They frequent parks and gardens, where food is available.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55650596183/" title="Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650596183_9b4d33da06_m.jpg" width="240" height="178" alt="Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)" /></a></p> <p>Back Garden, Cappagh, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland, 2024,<br /> <br /> Tits and chickadees | [order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Paridae | [latin] Cyanistes caeruleus | [UK] Blue Tit | [FR] Mesange bleue | [DE] Blaumeise | [ES] Herrerillo Comun | [NL] Pimpelmees | [IRL] Meantán gorm<br /> <br /> Measurements<br /> spanwidth min.: 18 cm<br /> spanwidth max.: 21 cm<br /> size min.: 10 cm<br /> size max.: 12 cm<br /> Breeding<br /> incubation min.: 13 days<br /> incubation max.: 14 days<br /> fledging min.: 17 days<br /> fledging max.: 14 days<br /> broods 1<br /> eggs min.: 7<br /> eggs max.: 14<br /> <br /> Tom Tit, Blue Cap, Blue Ox-eye<br /> <br /> One of Ireland's top-20 most widespread garden birds.<br /> <br /> Status: Common resident throughout Ireland.<br /> <br /> Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is considered to be Secure.<br /> <br /> Identification: A colourful, noisy, active little bird, commonly seen in gardens, especially at nut feeders and will use nestboxes. Bright blue crown, nape colllar, wings and tail and yellow underside. The white cheeks are bordered by a dark blue line - the line through the eye is separated from the blue cap by a white band - all producing a distinctive head pattern. Bill is short and stubby, legs bluish-grey. Very acrobatic, often hangs upside-down on branches pecking at buds or foraging for insects. Reqular visitor to peanut feeders and will use nestboxes. Occurs in woodland, farmland, gardens etc. Usually seen in small groups in winter and will team up with other tit species, Treecreepers and Goldcrests to form roving bands.<br /> <br /> Similar Species: Great Tit, Coal Tit<br /> <br /> Call: Song a clear, quite high-pitched &quot;tsee-hee-he-hee…&quot;. Call a series of scolding chuckles, also many short twitters.<br /> <br /> Diet: Mainly small insects, but also seeds and will readily use peanut feeder and take scraps from bird table.<br /> <br /> Breeding: Breeds throughout Ireland - prefers broad-leaved woodland, but also in farmland, parks and gardens. Nests in cavity in tree or wall. Occasionally chooses an unusual site such as a pipe or letterbox, but will readily use nestboxes.<br /> <br /> Wintering: Largely resident.<br /> <br /> Where to See: Common and widespread in Ireland.<br /> <br /> <br /> Physical characteristics<br /> <br /> The Blue tit adult has blue-green back and bright blue wings and tail. Underparts are bright yellow, with a dark dull median stripe. Head has bright blue crown, contrasting with white forehead, extending all around the head in a white stripe. A black eyeline begins at the base of the bill, trough the eyes. Cheeks are white. Chin is black, descending under the white cheeks and extending to the nape, turning dark blue. Blue Tit has conical, small, pointed blue-grey bill. Eyes are black. Legs and feet are blue. Both sexes are similar, with female slightly duller than male. Juvenile has pale yellow cheeks, with dull yellowier plumage than adult. They have greener wing coverts and dull bluish crown.<br /> Blue Tit feeds high in trees, and sometimes, it forages on the ground. It is an extremely active bird, and it is so light that it can search food at the tip of thinnest twigs. It is a clever feeder. It may held food firmly whit one foot when necessary, so it is able to eat hard nuts and seeds, pecking into them with the bill, giving sharp stabs. It examines each twig and leaf, advancing in small rapid hops, and perching or hanging upside down, while is flicking wings and tail, and calling. Blue Tit is lively and aggressive, performing quick and jerky actions. They are noisy birds, but also sociable and inquisitive. Courtship displays include flights from top of tree, male flying with well stretched wings. Male also perches close to female with erect crest, semi-open dropping wings, and with strong quivering. Male also performs courtship feeding, offering food to female which begs as a young bird with shivering wings. To attract female to the nest site, male performs slow glides towards the nest, to invite female to see it. Blue Tit is sedentary, but some populations perform movements southwards in winter. Blue Tit roosts in ivy or evergreens, but it may shelter in a hole in hard weather.<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> <br /> Blue Tit is mainly a woodland bird, especially where there are oaks and birches. During winter, they are found feeding in reed beds, and more open places. They frequent parks and gardens, where food is available.<br /> <br /> Other details<br /> <br /> Parus caeruleus is a widespread resident across most of Europe, which constitutes &gt;75% of its global range. Its European breeding population is extremely large (&gt;20,000,000 pairs), and was stable between 1970-1990. Although there were slight declines in France and Sweden during 1990-2000, populations were stable or increasing across the rest of its European range, and the species remained stable overall.<br /> <br /> Feeding<br /> <br /> Blue Tit feeds mainly on insects, larvae and green caterpillars, and also on spiders. They may consume fruits and buds, peanuts, nuts and seeds. They frequent bird feeders in winter.<br /> <br /> Breeding<br /> <br /> Blue Tit nests in hollows, holes in trees or stumps, walls, or crevices in a wall. It also nests in nest-boxes. Female builds the cup-shaped nest, with a lot of materials, adding quantities of moss, wool, dried grasses and feathers. They often put these materials in a corner of the hole. Sometimes, male perches close to the nest, but female works alone. In May, female lays 6 to 13 white eggs, finely spotted with reddish-brown. Incubation lasts about 12 to 17 days, by female. She is fed by male at nest during this period. Incubation starts before the last egg is laid, and before to incubate, she hides the eggs under nest materials. Altricial chicks have short greyish-white down on head and back. They are fed by both parents. They fledge at about 16 to 22 days after hatching, and become independent 3 to 4 weeks later. This species produces one or two broods per year.<br /> <br /> Migration<br /> <br /> Basically resident, though over much of centre and north of range makes irregular eruptive movements, mainly to west and south. In southern areas mostly sedentary but makes altitudinal movements from highest breeding areas. Continental birds sometimes reach Britain in autumn, particularly but not exclusively in years of eruption.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/crunchie-carruthers/">Brian Carruthers-Dublin-Eire</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crunchie-carruthers/55650433571/" title="Blackbird (Turdus merula) male"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650433571_22145d4f71_m.jpg" width="240" height="178" alt="Blackbird (Turdus merula) male" /></a></p> <p>Back Garden,<br /> Dublin, Leinster,<br /> Ireland, Tue 26 Nov 2024,<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S203673864" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ebird.org/checklist/S203673864</a><br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Kingdom:Animalia<br /> Phylum:Chordata<br /> Class:Aves<br /> Order:Passeriformes<br /> Family:Turdidae<br /> Genus:Turdus<br /> Species:T.merula<br /> [FR] Merle noir | [DE] Amsel | [ES] Mirlo Comun | [NL] Merel | [IRL] Lon dubh<br /> <br /> Measurements<br /> spanwidth min.: 34 cm<br /> spanwidth max.: 38 cm<br /> size min.: 24 cm<br /> size max.: 26 cm<br /> Breeding<br /> incubation min.: 12 days<br /> incubation max.: 14 days<br /> fledging min.: 11 days<br /> fledging max.: 14 days<br /> broods 2<br /> eggs min.: 2<br /> eggs max.: 6<br /> <br /> Merle, Ouzel Cock<br /> <br /> One of Ireland's top-20 most widespread garden birds.<br /> <br /> Status: Resident, and winter visitor from Norway, Sweden, Germany &amp; Denmark<br /> <br /> Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population has been assessed as Secure.<br /> <br /> Identification: The commonest and most widespread member of the thrush family In Ireland. The males's all black plumage and bright yellow bill is unmistakable, however females are much browner, with speckles on the upper breast and at first glance resemble a Song Thrush. Often cocks long tail when alarmed or when running along ground.<br /> <br /> Similar Species: Starling, Song Thrush, Ring Ouzel<br /> <br /> Call: One of the favourite songsters. Song is rather slow, mellow and fluty, the notes ranging widely and the sound quite far-carrying. The quality of sound resembles Song Thrush, but the phrases do not repeat, but ramble on continually changing slightly. Calls include an agitated &quot;chink, chink, chink&quot; or &quot;chack, chack..&quot;, a whinnying horse-like cry and a thin &quot;psew&quot; .<br /> <br /> Diet: Insects, especially earthworms. Also berries and other fruit including apples. Comes to bird tables.<br /> <br /> Breeding: Breeds throughout Ireland in many different habitats - mostly in hedgerows and gardens. Nest in trees or bushes - especially brambles and ivy, but also conifers. Will use large open-fronted nestboxes.<br /> <br /> Wintering: Irish breeders are largely sedentary. Migrants from the Continent arrive in autumn.<br /> <br /> Where to See: Widespread and common throughout Ireland.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55650620019/" title="Clonakilty 3"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650620019_82575dfb46_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Clonakilty 3" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55650420741/" title="waterford"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650420741_a476504433_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="waterford" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55650419721/" title="baltimore 7"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650419721_cb5c1f3072_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="baltimore 7" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55650420571/" title="Blarney 2 mashrooms"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650420571_523c360f3d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Blarney 2 mashrooms" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55650846690/" title="_DSC5145"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650846690_189464aa17_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="_DSC5145" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55649435642/" title="baltimore 2"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55649435642_c4e195f4f7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="baltimore 2" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/claudiopompeo/">claudiopompeo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiopompeo/55649435797/" title="baltimore 6"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55649435797_c24e9c53ff_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="baltimore 6" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/runningralph/">Ralph Apeldoorn</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/55649398587/" title="Cliffs Of Moher"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55649398587_0cf48e500a_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Cliffs Of Moher" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/38940360@N08/">Manoo Mistry</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/38940360@N08/55650280906/" title="St Audoen’s Church"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650280906_e31000aeec_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="St Audoen’s Church" /></a></p> <p>Corn Market (near High St.)<br /> Dublin 8<br /> D08 W99H</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/runningralph/">Ralph Apeldoorn</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/runningralph/55650267516/" title="The Burren"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650267516_0d59d20816_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="The Burren" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sillie_r/">sillie_R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sillie_r/55650409079/" title="Kerry Cliffs"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650409079_363b66084f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Kerry Cliffs" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sillie_r/">sillie_R</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sillie_r/55650206966/" title="Kerry Cliffs"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650206966_f455cd3e36_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Kerry Cliffs" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/nlireland/">National Library of Ireland on The Commons</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/55650319738/" title="When an invoice could galvanize an admirer"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650319738_ba63298cce_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="When an invoice could galvanize an admirer" /></a></p> <p>There was a time when a company's advertising was frequently done on their headed paper, and this one was a stunning example of the art form. Boulton and Paul, manufacturers and galvanizers of Norwich, took great pride in their communications and it shines down the ages.<br /> <br /> Collection: <b><a href="https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections/ephemera" rel="noreferrer nofollow">NLI Ephemera Collection</a></b><br /> <br /> Date: Invoice raised Tuesday, 12 August 1913; Goods sent Thursday 14 August; Invoice paid by cheque Wednesday 27 August.<br /> <br /> NLI Ref.: <b><a href="https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000510389" rel="noreferrer nofollow">EPH C187</a></b><br /> <br /> You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at <a href="http://catalogue.nli.ie" rel="noreferrer nofollow">catalogue.nli.ie</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/190851079@N06/">mmoore1067</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/190851079@N06/55650114131/" title="Great Tit Glance!"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650114131_2033b1aed9_m.jpg" width="240" height="144" alt="Great Tit Glance!" /></a></p> <p>This little one was hopping around in its usual way. Yet I was getting opportunities to get shot in as the loss of leaves are creating gaps. Mind you the backdrop of the autumn colours provides some kind of camouflage for my feathered visitor.<br /> <br /> Thank you all for commenting on and favouriting my images. I am deeply grateful; I am really sorry that I cannot reply individually but due to time constraints for the next couple of months I cannot at the moment.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eigjb/">eigjb</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/55650050020/" title="27404 Dassault Falcon 900 - Portuguese Air Force"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55650050020_5abf064b50_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="27404 Dassault Falcon 900 - Portuguese Air Force" /></a></p> <p>Baldonnel, Dublin, 12/11/2026.<br /> <br /> AFP97 on finals for runway 10 @ BAL. <br /> It was bringing the Portuguese delegation to Dublin for the EU Summit.</p>

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