Heron being chased by a mallard after snatching her duckling on the Upper Lake, UCD. This site is a biodiversity hub where you can see wildlife in action.
Foliage explodes from a bed in an abandoned hotel on the West Coast of Ireland. The hotel closed six years ago and is now only visited by urban explorers.
By Maura Hickey
A dead gannet on the seabed, Baginbun, Co. Wexford. One of many gannets to have died around the coast from avian flu.
A swan amongst the reeds on Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath.
A deer in the background as participants pose for a photo during the 2022 Darkness into Light walk in Killarney National Park.
By Fran Veale
A gannet peers towards the sky on Ireland’s Eye. Gannets have excellent binocular vision, which allows them to spot fish from high above the water.
A mallard duck attempts to lead her ducklings over the weir on the River Dodder at Rathfarnham, Dublin.
A windsurfer makes the most of the high winds at the South Bull Wall, Dublin.
By Fran Veale
A razorbill slows itself to land on the cliffs of Ireland’s Eye.
A minke whale lunge feeding on schooling prey with Skellig Beag, an UNESCO Heritage Site, providing the backdrop 12km off the coast of south Kerry, as gannets get ready for the catch.
George Love of CK Farms, Castletownroche, Co. Cork, blowing off the chaff as he checks on the quality of the crop while harvesting winter wheat.
