A Striped Antelope at Valencia Zoo
A young antelope stands in water at Bioparc Valencia, Spain. The animal in the photo is a sitatunga, a type of antelope known for its semiaquatic lifestyle. Its splayed hooves help it walk easily through marshy and swampy habitats.
Streetwise Cat of Athens
A cat we found in Athens, just cleaning himself in the middle of a car park, without a care in the world on a warm May afternoon last year.
A Chimpanzee’s Afternoon Siesta
A Chimpanzee in the Bioparc in Valencia has a nap in a warm afternoon sunshine.
A Rhino’s Reflection
A white rhino wanders near a pool of water in Bioparc Valencia, Spain. In 2023, two rhinos arrived in the zoo and in December that year, they had the largest group of this threatened species in Spain. The biggest threat to them is, of course, humans who want to poach the animals for their horns…
A baboon resting on ropes
A young baboon pauses for a moment in grooming. I saw him at Bioparc Valencia in Spain last year.
The Clougheenmillcon Deer
I was out with members of Blarney Photography Club last night at Clougheenmillcon near Blarney. Deer have been spotted in the area but I’d only glimpsed one while driving past some months ago. A runner approached me with a big smile asking if I’d seen the deer. It was about 300m further on down the…
In the Knows
An Alpaca stared intently at me while he munched on some straw in Blarney on Saturday.
Patrick’s Hill Cat
A white cat that lives at the top of Patrick’s Hill, taken very near to where this was taken many years before. Lots more Life photos of Cork too. Many of recognisable locations.
Shih Tzu in the sun
We attended a beautiful christening in Fermoy today and afterwards it was off to Mitchelstown where we joined the other guests in a light lunch of finger food and sandwiches. Loved that apple tart afterwards. Yum! This is our shih tzu, Oscar, who we took along for the drive. After the main course was over…