Great White Egret in the Dark

A few weeks back a friend of mine from the Hen Harrier project told me he seen what he thought was a GWE on Lahinch Marsh. The bird eluded me for a few weeks then I saw it near the Links Golf coarse last week and again on Lahinch beach yesterday

Since November 2016 there has been 9 or 10 recorded Great white Egrets in Clare,.

Ballyallia Lake Ennis, Shannon airport Lagoon, Lough Grady, Lough Atedaun Corofin, Doonbeg and now Lahinch Marsh.

Its a special moment when we discovered the bird in the dark at roost with the Little Egrets 

I hope we have a keeper!

 

A walk down the Falls

We often take a walk down Ennistymon Falls as a family.

Its a good place for the kids to see Dippers ,which were nest building.

A pair of Mistle Thrush and pair of Robins were active along the river.

Spring is in the air

Morning Ennistymon

A calm Sunday morning in Ennistmon .

Light bouncing in all directions ,Water passes under the bridge.

At this moment in time , this building is up for sale and has a alchol license 

Green Sandpiper - Ennistymon

During the winter floods a Green Sandpiper has frequented a pool in a field alongside the main road into Ennistymon.

Ive seen the bird on various days as im doing the school run.

Today the sun was out and the traffic wasnt busy.

I managed a couple of shots out of the car window.

Chilling at the Cascades

An evening chilling at the Ennistymon Cascades, 

Spending time getting creative with the camera.

Cascades and The North Clare Local

Karl the editor of The North Clare Local newspaper approached me to use one of my photos of Ennistmon Cascades in an article and I was  delighted to see it compared with a photo taken 100 years ago.

The Falls Ennistmon

A setting for a late evening walk within the areas of my local town  of Ennistmon .
 Down the falls of the cascades Grey Herons quickly debate fishing rights.. not ones to enjoy each others company outside of breeding season a quick squabbles sorts out differences.
A pair of Dippers heads down underwater ,a bird that specialises and thrives in the fast flow of the falls.