Picture of the Month - May
The Red Squirrel is one of Ireland's few mammal species and has been under threat for the past decades from its invasive relative, the...
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Carsten Krieger
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Carsten Krieger
- Jul 29, 2021
A Raven Story
The raven is, along with other members of the corvid family, considered to be one of the most intelligent animals on the planet....
Carsten Krieger
- Feb 16, 2021
The Fulmar
The hero of the story which I have to tell... appears to observers in different guise; to some it is a ghost, to some the conqueror of...
Carsten Krieger
- Oct 19, 2020
The Red Deer Rut
Home of Ireland's Red Deer: Forest & Mountain The red deer is Ireland’s biggest land mammal and the only native deer species to the...
Carsten Krieger
- Aug 10, 2020
A Natural History
Today Ireland is a small island at the north-western edge of Europe. Its origins however lie far away from its current position, on the...
Carsten Krieger
- Jun 29, 2020
Silent Spring - Part 3
The final weeks of the Silent Spring project became unexpectedly difficult. Having to go out every day and produce a more or less decent...
Carsten Krieger
- Jun 6, 2020
Silent Spring - Part 2
The spring of 2020 turned out to be of the driest and warmest in years. Many wildflowers started to bloom several weeks early, the most...
Carsten Krieger
- May 20, 2020
Silent Spring - Part 1
Initially my daily "lockdown picture" wasn't much more than a way of killing some time and taking advantage of the good weather Ireland...
Carsten Krieger
- Mar 2, 2020
On Seals
Common Seals at the Shannon Estuary Seals are among the best loved marine mammals. Predominantly perceived as cute and cuddly, these...
Carsten Krieger
- Jan 21, 2020
Meet your new neighbours
When we talk about saving the planet we often look at events that happen far away. We are devastated when we see the giant panda that...
Carsten Krieger
- Jan 2, 2020
Photo Essay: Mudflat Close Up
Mudflats, which can be found at sheltered bays and inlets of river estuaries and the coast, appear dull and desolate. However these vast...
Carsten Krieger
- Dec 30, 2019
On Climate Change
One of the side effects of climate change: More frequent and more violent storms. In 1088 the Chinese scholar, engineer and philosopher...
Carsten Krieger
- Dec 21, 2019
Species Profile: Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
The Little Egret is one of the success stories of the bird world. This member of the Ardeidae family with its pure white plumage...
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