Donegal Wildlife

We have rain forecast for the next few days, so I took the opportunity to see what signs of spring I could find. 7-Spot Ladybirds hiber...

In this shot I tried to show the extensive Fuchsia hedging that paints much of western Ireland red at the moment, but the very bright sunshi...

After early mist lifted, we had a clear blue sky and 22 degrees: we might get 2 days like this a year. So off up to the forestry to see what...

One of the most common caterpillars on my patch is the Garden Tiger moth: they're all over the higher-level plants. This is the first ti...

In the normal order of things, higher order species tend to prey on lower-order species, so wasps and bees tend to be predators on flies (or...

I'm always amazed by the complexity and beauty of Bog Asphodel. It just seems too exotic to be in a local bog. The Common Spotted Orchid...