Archive for the 'Birds' Category


The Swan Gang

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 by Donncha

Tough looking gather for bread at in for bread.

The problem with shooting dangerous wildlife with a wideangle lens is that unless you stick the camera in their faces nobody will believe you were risking life and limb by leaning down right next to them when shooting. Well, I was that close. *gulp*

See how the swan in the background is lunging for his neighbour with a wicked looking snap? He wasn’t the only one doing that!

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The Heron and the bars

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 by Donncha

Last in the series of shots. I took over 100 shots of this bird so I’d be certain of getting a good photo and this is my favourite despite the ugly vertical bars!
He was walking towards the bridge and I crouched down and focused on him through the bars of the bridge. I’m glad I went to the extra effort now.

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Heron on the river and pipe

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006 by Donncha

A pictured on the Lee through the bars of the Christy Ring Bridge, . He waded through the looking for in the bed but except for the occasional rock didn’t have much luck in finding his dinner.

This is the second of three in this series.

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Heron on the river and trolley

Monday, April 3rd, 2006 by Donncha

A pictured on the Lee through the bars of the Christy Ring Bridge, . Moments before I got close enough, two other herons flew away down the .
Despite the rubbish and trolleys in the it’s a great sign to see wild life again.

This is the first of three which I will post over the next few days.

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American Bald Eagle

Sunday, March 19th, 2006 by Donncha

This bird, the American Bald , took my breath away when I saw it at the zoo. He looked so majestic and dignified, despite the fact that he was surrounded by bars in a large enclosure.
The shot is at the extreme end of the Canon 75-300mm zoom and it’s a little soft. I wish I could have retained more detail from the beautiful downy neck.
This bird is of course the national symbol of the .
Pictured in , .

I have a ton of to post from the St. Patrick’s Day Festival here in . There are performers and drama, markets and stalls and a rich mix of cultures present and it was a great experience.
The best news? It all happens again today if you missed it yesterday!

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White Owl

Saturday, March 18th, 2006 by Donncha

An owl pictured inside it’s enclosure at , . The faint lines are the thin bars of the cage.
I love the eye!

If you have a moment, check out Glassey Alley, Ryan’s new photoblog!

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The Mean Look

Friday, March 17th, 2006 by Donncha

Is this a buzzard? I really should have taken note of the near the enclosures! Moments after I took this photo he was thrown some raw meat and went at it with gusto.
Pictured in the , .

Today is St. Patrick’s Day. It rained, it snowed, it was cold. Brrrr! I stayed in with family and had a lovely dinner, delicious chocolate Swiss roll and relaxed for the day. Sorry, no of the parade this year, but here are some of the 2004 parade, the last one I was at!

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Long Legged Bird

Thursday, March 16th, 2006 by Donncha

God help anyone who finds this picture through Google. I wonder what they were really looking for!
Matt, any idea what kind of bird this is?
Pictured in the aviary at ’s .

In other news, I received an email from GE Health. My photo of a skateboarder is on their website and will be displayed in Times Square in April!

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Please don’t feed the pigeons

Saturday, March 4th, 2006 by Donncha

The sign obviously hasn’t worked!
This was on South Wabash, around the same time this photo was taken.

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Feeding The Duck

Friday, March 3rd, 2006 by Donncha

ducks and wild are luckier than their country brethren. think they are cute and feed them!
This is the same duck I posted before at the Crown Fountains, .

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