Your Wildlife Sightings!

I had a walk around Balisodare falls on Monday and I met the caretaker of the fishing club, he told me the falls have never been as dry since the mid 80s,he said the Salmon are usually running at this time but there's a load of them coming in with a disease that blinds them and they get parasites under their scales,the poor auld fish are dying in the pools as without much movement in the water the oxygen levels are really low.

 

Got a new macro lens, still adapting to the size and weight.
Quality isnt very great, very windy weather today.
IMG_0730 by A R A, on Flickr
Not sure what it is

IMG_0743 by A R A, on Flickr

IMG_0745 by A R A, on Flickr

IMG_0754 by A R A, on Flickr
green bottle fly is aplenty today

Fly society
IMG_0751 by A R A, on Flickr



sadly no other single moving, living thing in sight

 

Fantastic pictures hidey

 

Stunning detail hidey, what size lens did you use?

 

I’ve seen an unusual amount of mature fish floating on the rivers near me lately too. Could be a similar demise

 

Thanks

i use 100mm (though im on crop camera, so probably around 150-160?).
before, it was 35mm. both were macro lenses

 

Mammy keeping an eye on the youngster...

 

Good posture...

 

Crackin pics Red, love the Blackbirds and the Blue * looks like it swallowed a tennis ball.

 

I love your bird bath pics @An Madadh Rua

 

Balisodare falls this afternoon.

 

Some more from today, is the bird in the second pic a swift?

 

Thanks Jeanie. Quality not great this week as all taken from kitchen window.

 

Fantastic, Johnie, just brilliant.

 

The seem to capture their character and they all look so cute

 

awe lovely particularly the first and last one

 

Thanks Red,

Thanks Jeannie, I think it's a Bullfinch chick.

 

Just saw something interesting. Mr and Mrs Bullfinch have voracious appetites. They are never out of the feeding tray, there almost constantly but this evening they seemed to defer to a young goldfinch chick. When he arrived, they moved out of the tray on to the frame of the feeder and waited until he had gone. They seemed very respectful of the youngster, although a different bird. Earlier in the day, Mr and Mrs were on the edge of the birdbath having a wee drink and on two occasions, Mr B approached Mrs B and gave her a gentle peck on the beak. I'd never seen that behaviour before.