Donegal Wildlife

I suppose it's no great surprise that we have had snow and frost this week, and I saw a nice shot of this umbellifer with the setting su...

A wonderful sunrise today. The vertical column of light appears to be some weather phenomenon that I can't put a name to.

The final total of larvae (see here) that managed to succesfully pupate is 3 out of 12. So 75% parasitisation, which is well within normal p...

Three late flowers from high bog fringes: Devilsbit Scabious: Marsh Thistle: And Knapweed: I wonder if it's a coincidence that they'...

The weather continues to be utterly despicable, with heavy rain and dark skies every day. I took a wander up to where I find the best fungi ...

The first December Moth - Poecilocampa populi - for 2009. I suppose phenology has changed a bit since these were first named. This is anoth...

At the Drumboe car park, I noticed some Honey Fungus - Armillaria mellea - on an old stump: A close inspection revealed a very small (4mm) ...