Ireland-lsc01596

«  lsc01542
lsc01598  »

«  lsc01542
lsc01598  »
Bing: Ireland
"Ireland" - Google News
Travel
 
Ireland
Recent Uploads tagged ireland

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/199340476@N02/">gwenmari123</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/199340476@N02/55557528651/" title="Dingle, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557528651_013fa1017b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dingle, Ireland" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55557894725/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557894725_ed737f50cf_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55556473682/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55556473682_92796d6096_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/keithmaguire/">Keith Mac Uidhir 김채윤 (Thanks for 15m views)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmaguire/55557646089/" title="Ocean Views"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557646089_044ea8364d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ocean Views" /></a></p> <p>Valentia Island, Ireland</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204550461@N04/">lily.skliar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204550461@N04/55557274346/" title="A visitor to the buddleja"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557274346_3a8edbf075_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="A visitor to the buddleja" /></a></p> <p>This painted lady stopped by the butterfly bush for what felt like ages, wings fully open and soaking up the light, completely unbothered by me getting close with the camera. Buddleja really does live up to its name — every summer it pulls in butterflies I'd never otherwise get close to. Worth every bit of the tangle it makes of the garden. 🌸</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/muc-fiain/">Badger Hero</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/muc-fiain/55556785491/" title="Shag - Dunlaoghaire (Apr 2008)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55556785491_29677ff180_m.jpg" width="240" height="171" alt="Shag - Dunlaoghaire (Apr 2008)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mickmcd/">mick mcd</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickmcd/55555607062/" title="Dingle Peninsula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55555607062_40c203da6f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dingle Peninsula" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mickmcd/">mick mcd</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickmcd/55557025210/" title="Dingle Peninsula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557025210_7470073fc8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dingle Peninsula" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mickmcd/">mick mcd</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickmcd/55555606707/" title="Dingle Peninsula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55555606707_0eaa8612aa_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dingle Peninsula" /></a></p> <p>Ceann Sibéal viewing point.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mickmcd/">mick mcd</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickmcd/55557024945/" title="Dingle Peninsula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55557024945_ebe22b02e4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dingle Peninsula" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mickmcd/">mick mcd</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickmcd/55556731088/" title="Dingle Peninsula"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55556731088_d7186fb9e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dingle Peninsula" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/firehuse999/">firehouse.ie</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/firehuse999/55556292584/" title="Lion Toys Holland - DAF XF Articulated Truck - McCulla Transport - Miniature Fiecast Metal 1/50 Scale Model Heavy Goods Vehicle"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55556292584_13a8e93e37_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Lion Toys Holland - DAF XF Articulated Truck - McCulla Transport - Miniature Fiecast Metal 1/50 Scale Model Heavy Goods Vehicle" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/vickielacharite/">Vickie L.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vickielacharite/55554836341/" title="Cork Harbour Festival de Cobh"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55554836341_39a721e4c1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cork Harbour Festival de Cobh" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/devwild/">devwild</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/devwild/55555502195/" title="follow the arrows"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55555502195_8967491828_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="follow the arrows" /></a></p> <p><i>IMG_0974</i></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/kckelleher11/">kckelleher11</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kckelleher11/55553674262/" title="Sunset Curragh Sept 2026_wb_q100_v3"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55553674262_7f84eca7dc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sunset Curragh Sept 2026_wb_q100_v3" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damiano-cer/">dddamiano</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damiano-cer/55553311682/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55553311682_190b9ab9cd_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/worldskills/">WorldSkills</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldskills/55554456945/" title="WSC2026_AC_JF_327"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55554456945_36b35722f9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="WSC2026_AC_JF_327" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/deslee74/">deslee74</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/deslee74/55554069191/" title="Day #7 - Lunch"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55554069191_abf6582cc8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Day #7 - Lunch" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/quanito/">pascalvu1</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/quanito/55553037147/" title="_DSC3211 : Doolin, comté CLARE, Irlande"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55553037147_55054b43de_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="_DSC3211 : Doolin, comté CLARE, Irlande" /></a></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/55554070829/" title="Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55554070829_0df1b7030a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)" /></a></p> <p>Lismore Castle Gardens, <br /> County Waterford,<br /> Ireland, Sun 14 May 2023,<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S137636141" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ebird.org/checklist/S137636141</a><br /> <br /> Scientific classification<br /> Domain: Eukaryota<br /> Kingdom: Animalia<br /> Phylum: Chordata<br /> Class: Aves<br /> Order: Passeriformes<br /> Family: Turdidae<br /> Genus: Turdus<br /> Species: T.philomelos<br /> [FR] Grive musicienne | [DE] Singdrossel | [ES] Zorzal Común | [IT] Tordo bottaccio | [NL] Zanglijster | [IRL] Smólach ceoil<br /> <br /> Measurements<br /> spanwidth min.: 33 cm<br /> spanwidth max.: 36 cm<br /> size min.: 21 cm<br /> size max.: 24 cm<br /> Breeding<br /> incubation min.: 11 days<br /> incubation max.: 16 days<br /> fledging min.: 12 days<br /> fledging max.: 16 days<br /> broods 2<br /> eggs min.: 3<br /> eggs max.: 6<br /> <br /> Throstle, Mavis, Whistling Thrush<br /> <br /> One of Ireland's top-20 most widespread garden birds.<br /> <br /> Like other thrushes, the song thrush likes earthworms and can be seen feeding on large lawns and parks. It also likes snails which it smashes open on a small rock or tree stump, often referred to as an anvil, leaving a large number of broken shells scattered about. In Britain, an alarming increase in the use of snail-killing chemicals in recent years, both commercially and domestically, is thought to be the main cause of a recent decline there. Like the Blackbird, song thrushes from Britain and Scandinavia come here each winter and in severe cold winters thrushes from all over the continent arrive here in large numbers.<br /> <br /> Status: Resident. Additional birds arrive from Continent in winter.<br /> <br /> Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is regarded as Secure by BirdLife International.<br /> <br /> Identification: The thrush most familiar to people. Roughly the size of a Blackbird, plain brown upperparts and buffish white underside, with prominent arrow-shaped black spots in lines down the breast and flanks. Legs pale pinkish-grey. Bounds along ground in search of worms. Males sit on high perch delivering song, which is loud and far-carrying. Usually occurs in ones and twos - never in flocks.<br /> <br /> Similar Species: Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird,<br /> <br /> Call: A close rival songster to the Blackbird, from which it mainly differs in its repetition of each phrase three or four times. Typical phrases include &quot;cherry dew, cherry dew, cherry dew&quot; and &quot;knee-deep, knee-deep….&quot; . Loud, fluty and far-carrying. Distress call is an agitated loud rattle or a quiet &quot;seep&quot; and contatct note a short &quot;swick&quot; , often given in flight.<br /> <br /> Diet: Insects, especially earthworms - snails a favourite. Also berries and other fruit including apples.<br /> <br /> Breeding: Breeds throughout Ireland - mainly in hedgerows and gardens. Nest in trees, bushes, ivy, brambles and sometimes conifers.<br /> <br /> Wintering: Widespread.<br /> <br /> Where to See: Common throughout Ireland.</p>

About the Author

Mark Hazleton has been active in Information Services delivery for over 20 years. Reach Mark at [email protected]

Our Social Networks

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RSS Feed

About The Frogsfolly

© 2002-2026 Mark Hazleton .
Sign On