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  • Mr Crow performs for St Patrick’s Festival 2005 in Cork


    Mr Crow uses his head

    Mr Crow teaches juggling

    The look of joy

    Mr Crow’s balancing act

    “On the count of three you pull!”

    Mr Crow is crazy, there’s no question of that. First of all he introduced his ex-girlfriend’s head, which he swung around his own head while juggling 3 doll heads! He “helped” a girl from the audience juggle, and finally he climbed up onto an unstable platform and asked two men to pull supports from under him.
    Then he juggled knifes. *gulp*
    Pictured in Daunt Square, Cork at the St. Patrick’s Festival.

    Aperture ƒ/7.1
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 40mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/125s

  • American Bald Eagle


    American Bald Eagle

    This bird, the American Bald Eagle, 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 United States.
    Pictured in Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.

    I have a ton of photos to post from the St. Patrick’s Day Festival here in Cork. There are street 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!

    Aperture ƒ/5.6
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 300mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/320s

  • White Owl


    White Owl

    An owl pictured inside it’s enclosure at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago. 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!

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 210mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/800s

  • The Mean Look


    The Mean Look

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

    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 photos of the parade this year, but here are some photos of the 2004 parade, the last one I was at!

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 255mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/320s

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  • Long Legged Bird


    Long Legged Bird

    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 Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.

    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!

    Aperture ƒ/5
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 155mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/60s

  • Jealousy


    Jealousy

    Do animals feel emotion? Do they feel joy and sadness, regret and elation or even jealousy and envy?
    This little fella eyed the bigger mound next to him with what I’d swear was envy. Does anyone know what kind of animal he is?
    Pictured in Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.

    Later.. if you wondered what Meerkats do when they’re underground, you should read this 🙂

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 51mm
    ISO 1600
    Shutter speed 1/100s

  • Grooming the Monkey


    Grooming the Monkey

    When you’ve had a hard morning climbing branches and swinging from tree to tree, what better way to relax than have your mother run her fingers through your fur and pick out the ticks and insects.
    Pictured in Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.

    Aperture ƒ/4
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 75mm
    ISO 1600
    Shutter speed 1/40s

  • Protests at Lincoln Park Zoo


    Protests at Lincoln Park Zoo


    Protests at Lincoln Park Zoo


    Protests at Lincoln Park Zoo

    Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago seems to be the centre of protests by animal welfare activists on an on-going basis.
    Conditions for the animals in the zoo must be exceptionally bad as animal deaths are reported regularly. It’s a shame, because zoos play an important role in helping endangered animals alive. There must be something wrong at a zoo where 3 monkeys die in one week.

    I much prefer Fota Wild Life Park here in Cork as the animals have so much more room to roam.

    Since October, the zoo’s two other elephants, two gorillas, a camel and three langur monkeys have died. The monkeys died this week after being transferred to another exhibit.

    Aperture ƒ/5.6
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 220mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/125s

  • Lion .. King of Lincoln Park Zoo


    Lion .. King of Lincoln Park Zoo


    Lion .. King of Lincoln Park Zoo

    On the 5th day of our trip to Chicago, Darren took us to Lincoln Park Zoo. I had been there already back in 2003 but this time it was a lot more interesting!
    I got some wonderful shots of the animals and birds there, including the human variety who were protesting outside.
    Here are two shots of a lion at the zoo. I could describe him as majestic and commanding of presence, but when you see the tiny enclosure they have to live in, it’s hard not to feel pity for them.

    Aperture ƒ/5.6
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 240mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/100s

  • Umm, I won!

    Just a few moments ago, I received texts from Darragh, Tom and Ryan to tell me that this blog had won Best Photoblog at the Irish Blog Awards!
    It’s a good thing I’m not up there because I don’t know what to say except “thank you” to everyone who voted for me. I honestly didn’t expect to win, not when you see the competition I was up against. Crikey!

    Looks like Geared Up is blogging the Awards live, and Irish Blogs is the place to go for more!
    Congrats Tom! You won the Best Technology Blogger Award!
    I see from Irish Eyes that Roger Galligan won “Best contribution to the Irish Blogosphere” which doesn’t surprise me at all. His Irish Blogs and Cork Blogs sites make all our weblogs much more accessible to new visitors and a central point from which to glean what bloggers in Ireland are talking about!
    I voted for ya Roger, congratulations to you and the team! 🙂
    More .. pictures on Flickr, and a video of the proceedings too!

  • Arrival of the L


    Arrival of the L

    I love capturing motion and stillness in one frame and shooting underground in a subway station is perfect because: low light, fast moving train with bright internal lights, waiting passengers.
    I think I took this in one of the stations under State Street, Chicago.

    Have a great time at the blog awards in Dublin tonight!

    Aperture ƒ/3.5
    Camera Canon EOS 20D
    Focal length 18mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/8s
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