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Tag Archives: nature
Dingle Peninsula, Republic of Ireland
Nearing the end of the All Ireland Rocker trip with Busabout / Shamrocker Adventures. Today we explore the Dingle Peninsula, a stretch of land jutting out to the sea that like most of Ireland is breath taking and green. It … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged atlantic, background, bay, beach, beautiful, blue, Busabout, cliff, cliffs, clouds, coast, coastal, coastline, county, Destination, dingle, dunquin, europe, grass, green, head, Hill, ireland, Irish, island, kerry, landscape, natural, nature, ocean, outdoor, peninsula, rock, rocky, scenery, scenic, sea, seascape, Shamrocker Adventures, Shamrocker Tours, shore, sky, stone, summer, sunset, tourism, travel, Vacation, view, water, wave, waves, wild
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Inis Mor, Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland
Today we leave Galway to check out Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands just off the coast. We had to walk 1.5 blocks from the hostel to catch the charter bus, everyone from Shamrocker Adventures and some other … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About
Tagged aengus, altantic, ancient, aonghasa, aran, background, blue, Busabout, cliff, coast, coastal, cycling, dun, europe, fabric, galway, grass, green, house, inis, inishmore, ireland, Irish, island, isle, landscape, natural, nature, needlework, outdoors, panorama, pattern, prehistoric, pullover, rock, ruins, scenic, sea, seascape, Seven Chruches, Shamrocker Adventures, shore, soft, stone, summer, tourism, travel, view, village
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Connemara Countryside – Republic of Ireland
The quintessential Irish landscape, endless rolling hills of green. It feels like we drove through the region for hours but with every new bend in the road was another breathtaking view. In a way it was good I was on … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Ireland
Tagged beautiful, beauty, blue, breath taking, calm, clifden, clouds, cloudy, coast, Connemara, countryside, county, county galway, europe, fertile, forest, galway, grass, green, Hill, holiday, horizon, idyllic, ireland, Irish, lake, landmark, landscape, lough, meadow, mountain, national park, nature, old, outdoor, outdoors, panorama, reflection, rolling hills, rural, scenery, scenic, sheep, sky, summer, sunny, sunset, tourism, tranquil, travel, Vacation, view, water
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Butterfly Site at Adirondack Park Interpretive Center – Monarch Butterfly
On the way back from a bit of hiking in the Lake Placid High Peaks Region, we stopped once again at the Adirondack Park Agency Interpretive Center at Paul Smith’s. My interest, this time around, was the butterfly interpretive site, … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged adirondack park, adirondack park agency, Adirondacks, black and yellow caterpillar, Black Swallowtai, Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes, butterfly, Female Monarch Butterfly, Hover fly, interpretive center, Male Monarch Butterfly, milkweed, monarch butterflies, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar, Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus, nature, paul smith, Paul Smith's, Pink-edged Sulfur Butterfly, Pink-edged Sulfur Butterfly Colias interior, state butterfly Colorado, stied caterpillar
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Foxes – Irving Nature Park in St. John, New Brunswick
Foxes – Irving Nature Park in St. John, New Brunswick (Nov 21, 2009 – from archived photos) I started off the morning in overcast windy conditions photographing bridges. When I arrived at the Irving Nature Park late in the day, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, New Brunswick
Tagged fox, Irving Nature Park, nature, New Brunswick, Nikon, not caged, St. John
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Lady Bug Larva versus the Red Aphid – Let the attack begin!
Lady Bug Larva versus the Red Aphid – Let the attack begin! It was a nice July day and the daylilies were in fell bloom. In another part of the garden, however, a life and death struggle was underway! Each … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 100th anniversary, adult beetle, aphid, aphids, bud stage, california garden, daylilies, daylily, environment, flower bed, flower bud, friend or foe, gardeners, Graphocephala coccinea, insect, Kanata, lady bird, lady bird beetle, lady bug, ladybug larva, ladybug larvae, lava, life and death, meal time, natural predators, nature, natureal predators, Ontario, pest controllers, red aphid, Robber Fly, San Diego Floral Association, Scarlet and Green Leafhopper
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Breeding Bird Survey – Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario
Breeding Bird Survey – Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario When Gerhard and I do the breeding bird survey at Alfred Bog, we need to get there early in the morning, which, in June, means getting up at about 4AM. On this … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred, Alfred Bog, alfred ontario, bird survey, birds, blackbird, blossom, Blue Flag, bog laurel, Boloria selene, Breeding Bird Survey, buds, carniverous, carniverous plant, Cotton Grass, cypripedeum acaule, D200, deep in the woods, earthy aroma, environment, Eriophorum spp., fern, ferns, fog, foliage, growth spurt, humidity, Iris, Kalmia polifolia, Labrador Tea, ladyslipper, low fog, marker, Moccasin Flower, Monarch Butterfly, moose, nature, Nikon, Ontario, orchid, pink lady slipper, Pitcher Plant, pitcher plant blossom, Sarracenia purpurea, signs of spring, Silver-bordered Fritillary, Spring, spruce buds, Survey tag, tamarac, trail markers, wet trail
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