North Atlantic Skyline » photography http://johnsmyth.ie/blog Despatches from the West of Ireland. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Peacock butterfly http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/10/06/peacock-butterfly/ http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/10/06/peacock-butterfly/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:01:59 +0000 John Smyth http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=1776 fauna-insects-26
A peacock butterfly [inachis io] feeding in wild meadow in Brigit’s Garden in Galway. You’d think that the peacock’s ‘eye’ wing decorations would stand out but in that late summer meadow, pink flowers such as knapweed and thistle meant that the butterfly blended in well with the background. The peacock feeds on nettles mainly – so no shortage of food in Ireland for them.

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A hoverfly resting on a leaf in woodland in Brigit’s Garden, near Moycullen, Co. Galway.

Picture taken with a Canon 5D and Sigma 180mm macro telephoto and a Canon 580II flash fitted with a ringflash attachement.

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The kid on the diving board was no older than twelve years old, but he didn’t have an ounce of fear. On Sunday morning, there was a large swell around the diving board in Salthill, and there was quite a few swimmers there.

As you can see, the sky is very dark over the Burren in the background. Sunday alternated between brilliant sunshine and heavy rain – a typical July day, then. Larger image here.

View Salthill Promenade in a larger map

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Two horses having a snooze in a field close to my house – taken last month. Bigger version here.

I’ve been a bit busy for the last couple of weeks, so posts have been sparse. Hopefully, I’ll have more next week.

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