Goldfinch Party The Goldy's have had a good year......I counted 20 + at one time visiting my garden...here's a few. Greenfinches have...

Grey Wagtail Nice to see the birds returning now to the garden area. Loads of Goldfinches. I counted a group of 20 individuals. Some...

Speckled Wood Probably the most abundant Butterfly I've seen this year. It's been a bad year for BF's by all accounts. Certainly around...

Rural Kilkenny What a wonderful place Ireland is...you can be sure we will return. This scene greeted us every morning from Beech Lane Farm.

Egret and Grey Heron What a beautiful and serene place OLI is. We took the pilgrims walk....very centering and reflective surrounded by...

Goldfinch .....Juvenile The birds are coming back into the gardens. My regular count yesterday and I counted 10 of these juvenile...

Crane Fly Lots of these about.... sometimes nicknamed Daddy Long Legs.....they are poor flyers and provide easy food for the birds at the...

European Hornet (Queen) This was on our neighbors windowsill yesterday. The biggest one that I've seen. Luckily they are quite docile...

Soldier Beetle I have now added a message box on the front page of my site. You can tell what your fave image/Bird/Animal is etc....or...

Ludwig Helfert My Dahlias have been struggling this year. LH is one of my faves but even that is a bit washed out. It's been a strange...