Beautiful winter swells keep rolling into Lahinch. Glassy sets
In times like these -to surfers- its like a heartbeat- the believe in our sport to keep us healthy, fit, challenged and alive.
Every day possible Surfers of Lahinch community arrive early by themselves to get out in the glassy conditions.
2 hours of surfing at this time of year could even have you back home lockeddown by 9am....wondering if theres an afternoon session to get
Come late February Storms have formed out in the Atlantic Ocean.. Strong offshore winds from the East maybe cold.. for some.
The going gets tough . Let the battle commence
Storm Surfers thrive in elements of minus temperatures ,strong winds and big sets.
Conditions that would be unthinkable to many surfers around the world from the warm climates, yet tomorrow they`ll go again
Here in Ireland it plays a big part within the surfing culture...Oh to ride the Storms.
On my way home from town , My wife and I passed by Ballyalia and Drumcliffe just to see a few ducks etc and you never know there is a chance of a WTE.
Sure enough a WTE was perched on a post Drumcliffe end over looking the flock of Wigeon, it made a short flight over to a field wall were it searched the ground for Carrion.
Above all my Mrs got some good views and was well happy to see an Eagle.
Turns out that this is a young bird that was released at Lough Derg in 2020
2020 was a poor year for swell.
But starting through January Low pressures were shaping the Atlantic storms
One of the best west swells in over a decade married with offshore winds charged into our coast at 5m and 16 secs. Minus air temperatures and a full depth of winter does not worn of hardy surfers,,,, they were waiting!
The Lahinch reefs were amazing and due to Lockdown waves were shared between local surfers who were just buzzing for the month
Since discovering that we had a Pine Marten visiting our garden this winter I was overjoyed..
A lockdown project for myself, similar to the Owls back in spring.
I have been putting out some chopped Apples, Rasberry Jam & Peanut butter (It does like Cinnamon Bagels) and setting up the Trail Camera at different locations hoping for a good angle.
You can only try to film Rare Wild Animals at night.
But if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need!
I was slowly driving a road looking across trenched fields for the 7 Pink footed Geese as this Peregrine Falcon came into my view 100 yards off, perched up on a post eating what I think to be a Redwing.
For a short time it was hassled by a pair of Chough and a Stonechat as the Geese showed in the back ground.
I kept the photos to long range and from the car as not to disturb breakfast on this cold morning
A cold crispy morning with not a cloud in the sky and ground frost.
I did a quick round up of wildfowl at the Corofin Loughs. A 50 strong flock of Whooper Swan were out grazing a usual field in the morning sun just off the road near Lough Cullaun.
200 Wigeon,100 Teal and 70 Black tailed Godwit was the best at Lough Atedaun. A few Goldeneye and a pair of Tufted Duc kwere on Lough Muckanagh along with a Buzzard and lots of Redwing and Fieldfares.
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Big Storms bring big waves! Doolin is a of dramatic piece of coastline with serious ocean scenery
The annual Carpark covering storm at Doolin Harbour.
