Donegal Wildlife

The good weather has continued, which means that I'm taking hundreds of photographs. Identifications and image selection are taking up a...

High pressure, as in sunny weather, brings out all the insects, so things have been quite busy. The Common Carder Bumblebee - Bombus pascu...

The early summer this year is looking depressingly similar to last year's: good weather in March and April, but cloud and/or rain from M...

Two of my recent posts have shown the results of my research on eggs and insects in Juncus rushes, and a great deal of additional background...

Grasses can be incredibly difficult to identify, but fortunately - once the initial identification has taken place - many can be readily ide...

While much of the UK has been under water for the past month, I'd hazard a guess that April was one of the driest on record in Co. Doneg...

Much of the river Deele is edged by tall trees which cast a deep shadow along much of its length. This creates a wonderful microclimate, ide...