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
Picture of the Month - March
Herring Gull scuffle, short and brutal.
Carsten Krieger
- Mar 24, 2021
Picture of the Month - February
It's one of the first signs of spring when ponds and puddles fill up with love crazed frogs...
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
- Feb 16, 2021
Picture of the Month - December
This was one of those photography moments when things come together perfectly: First light at the Shannon Estuary and a grey heron on the...
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
- 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
- May 10, 2020
Picture of the Month - April 2020
The basking shark is the second largest fish on the planet and a regular summer visitor to Ireland's west coast. On their search for...
Carsten Krieger
- May 10, 2020
A Month in West Clare - April 2020
April is a month of transformation. The spring equinox on 21. March marks the beginning of spring in many cultures and it is the time...
Carsten Krieger
- Mar 17, 2020
Photo Essay: Spring Flowers
Now that the days are getting noticeably longer spring is about to arrive in full force and with it the first wildflowers of the year....
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
- Feb 19, 2020
Species Profile: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
A field covered in its delicate yellow blossoms is a most uplifting sight and a sure sign that winter is over: The common dandelion,...
Carsten Krieger
- Jan 24, 2020
Species Profile: Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
After the last wolf was killed in 1786, the red fox, madra rua in Irish, became the only representative of the Canidae family in Ireland....
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 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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