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Irish hiker 🇮🇪 🥾 Amateur with a camera 📷

Daily hiking photos with some occasional wildlife, plants and mushrooms.
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · Jan 9
Looks like something from a fantasy novel. The way the forest looks with a cloud sitting on the mountain.

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An Autumn woodland scene with thick mist giving the air a yellow/greenish tint.
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Irish weather continues to depress us so I'm going to continue in the theme of posting blue skies. This is back just before Christmas on Killakee Road in the hills above Dublin.

#Hiking #Photography #Scape #Mountains #Nature #EastCoastKin #Dublin #Ireland
A layered image of a paved country road, fields of grass, then winter brown gorse, giving way to dun heather covered mountains rolling away into the distance. Above us a beautiful blue sky.
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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A nice, short hike. The top of Cruagh mountain in the beautiful morning light. Looking back through photos this was the last time we had blue skies in Dublin. Jan 11 almost a month ago!

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Cruagh mountain with a hiker cairn in the foreground, Dublin City and the bay behind. Great views from up here on the outskirts of Dublin. In the distance you can see the edge of the city, Dublin Bay, the iconic Poolbeg Chimneys in Ringsend, Howth Peninsula, Ireland's Eye and Lambay Island.
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Have very little time today but here's some mute swans at our local park.

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Two mute swans, mother and her cygnet swanning around on the lake in a quiet suburban park. Reeds in the foreground in front of the birds and an overgrown island behind them. In the middle of the frame is a small platform that the ducks use.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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How about a break from the foggy photos? A little bit of greenery and a blue sky from last July.

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A road through the countryside on a bright sunny summer's day. Standing here at the edge of the forest looking over to a field of thick green ferns covering the hillside. Further down the road is the beginning of a another pine forest. Well known to cyclists this is the spot where they dip in from the road into the forest and cycle down the trails through Tibradden.
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Last photo from last weekend's foggy adventure. Torrential rain kept us away from the mountains this week. Chanced an outing yesterday and fog was less of a blanket and more of a heavy duvet. Got soaked but a good day nonetheless.

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In the forest at a break in the trees. A lone tree in the foreground with shrubs and gorse on the ground. A little colour coming back to the gorse now and with all the rain the grasses are growing quickly. The greenery is becoming vibrant again but hard to see that here as the fog has washed out much of the colour. This is a wonderful place to wander around in.
February 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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A palpable silence. A forest break from the chaos that surrounds us.

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A dark forest with layers of trees and mist in the early morning. The sun struggling to break through, just visible at the edge of the nearest clearing. Shades of dark brown and green with a muted golden glow. Silvery, heavy air dampening everything in sight.
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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I meant to post this earlier when I saw Alan's (@alan678.bsky.social) alt theme of #Black&White. I've been trying to get a shot of these coots that shows their crazy looking, beautifully coloured dinosaur legs.

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A common coot standing on the shore of a suburban lake. The foreground is short grass and behind the bird is the blue water of the lake. The best part is their multi-coloured legs: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and grey. I'm hoping to get a clearer shot one day but the ones at our lake rarely come out of the water and when they do, they seem to keep to the long grass and run around like there's no tomorrow. Funny little creatures.
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Another from last weekend's foggy, creamy, afternoon light show. This is the little Dodder river on a very wet soggy day, which is every day for the last few weeks here. 🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️

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An image of a misty river landscape. A small stream at about twice its normal size due to all the rain we've had in the last month. It's been the second wettest January in Dublin since records began. The plants here are quite washed out at this point though they're a hardly lot so they're still struggling on. When the weather is like this, clouds tend to sit low on the mountain and cause this nice glow if they thin out in the late afternoon.
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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A path through the woods. For once I stuck to the trail as the forest was waterlogged. Well, for a short stretch anyhow, then I went back into the woods and tread carefully. 🙂

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A hiking path through an Irish pine forest. The path is well paved with small boulders here and there. In the distance the forest opens up onto the mountain so with a little sun and fog the distant path is bathed in a yellow glow. The tips of the trees in the distance (where the forest ends) also appear to glow compared to the nearest leafless trees which are much darker being surrounded by a thick forest.
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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I was looking to see if I'd anything for Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Reflections and thought I'd post this reflection of a Gray Heron. I posted the original already but I noticed the reflection looked interesting and the bird has an nice new hair do.

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The reflection of a Gray Heron standing in a river. The trees and river bank transformed into swirly abstract lines of colour.
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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We had a bit more fog at the weekend. 🙂 Here I'm standing at the edge of a cloud. Going up the mountain I could walk out of the cloud and look back at where it started. Usually you can see all of Dublin City behind these trees.

#Hiking #Photography #Fog #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A landscape wilderness shrouded in cloud and fog. The fog starts abruptly several metres away and quickly obscures most details. The nearest trees are visible to varying degrees with an entire forest and a view of Dublin City completely obscured.
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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I hope you're all having a decent day. I'm short on time today but here's a photo for Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #openbeak. This is a Little Egret who's shows up now and then at the local park.

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A beautiful white Little Egret fishing around in the lake. I think they were swallowing something when they crane their necks back like this. The orangish tint to this is from a vintage CZJ 135mm. An awkward lens to use, manual and kind of stiff to turn but this one stayed still long enough for me to futz around with it.
February 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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When we get used to stillness.

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Standing in the shade at the water's edge Bohernabreena upper lake on a hot, still, end of Summer day.
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Nothing like an afternoon nap. Unfortunately I think I woke him up.

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A closeup of a male mute swan resting by tucking his head into the plumage on his back. Usually they will fluff up their feathers and use them to cover their eyes. Once they get old/large enough they don't even hide away, they will do this right next to the path where the locals walk. Unfortunately this sometimes leads to issues with unleashed dogs. One of our local swans was recently attacked and injured by a dog. Happy to report the swan has been nursed back to health and has made a full recovery.
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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For Rob's #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks theme it gives me a chance to post this beautiful little girl from our local park. I usually have Daphne posing for photos but this is her friend Denise today.

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A closeup shot of a female mallard duck keeping an eye on the guy with the camera.
January 31, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Late afternoon sun in the Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin. Good for a Sunday visit as is Glasnevin Cemetery next door, the burial place of several Irish historical figures.

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Late afternoon in the National Botanical Gardens in north Dublin looking towards Glasnevin cemetery. The tower in the distance is O'Connell tower, a monument to Daniel O'Connell, an important figure in the struggle for Irish independence.
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Rob's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #FavouriteOfTheMonth. I've got this heron standing in the Tolka River in #Dublin. He's looking quite a bit shorter than usual. I don't have many bird photos but this is my favourite this year/month so far.

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A Gray Heron standing on a small weir in a river. He looks short for a heron as the water comes up almost to his body. There's also a decent reflection as the water was quite still.
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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One of the foggiest days we've seen. Very little visibility with fog softening the outlines of trees and branches. So little light that colour is muted and subdued. A ghostly feel to it all.

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An image of the forest shrouded in a thick fog creating a ghostly, haunting scene. Even the details of the nearest trees are barely visibly and colours are washed out by the air, heavy with moisture. Beyond the first few trees the rest of the forest is completely obscured by fog. Thankfully I already know the way though here. It would be very easy to get lost on a day like that.
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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One more before I head off. For Alan's #BirdOfTheDay #EyeContact. This is Daphne from our local park who loves to pose for photos. If you know Alan, head over to his page and wish him well, he's suffering with a bad flu.

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A cute female Mallard staring sideways at the camera. She's standing on grass in the park with leaves scattered around.
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Duckett's Grove is how I'd imagined Castle Gormenghast to look. It's a classic fantasy novel but I must admit I only knew of it because of The Cure song.

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Duckett's Grove was the main house of a large country estate in Co Carlow, occupied from 1745 to 1916 and destroyed by fire in 1933. Now a crumbling old ruin, gutted by fire a hundred years ago and abandoned ever since. Rooks and ravens have taken up residence for extra goth cred. The corner of the main building. The windows have been bricked up and plants are growing from several places on the roof and facade. In another corner is this grand looking entrance. Originally an ordinary (if large) country house, these castellated features were added much later to remodel the house in the faux Gothic revival of the early 1800s. The rear of the estate seen from the gardens.
January 29, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Another quick one for #WoodlandWednesday. This cute little building is the park rangers office in Bohernabreena.

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A stone building with a green door and planters each side of the door. Just outside the woods.
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Soft air and quiet breath.

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Staring through the base of tall trees. Strong green and red colour in the foreground against the muted grey of fog blurring the background. Distinct branches visible above that quickly fade to grey (🎵) and brown and disappear, swallowed by the fog.
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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A granite tor at Knocknagun near the border of Dublin and Wicklow. A nice short hike up from Glencree. In the background is The Great Sugarloaf, visible from almost everywhere in Wicklow.

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A view across Autumn coloured grasses to a granite tor at the top of Knocknagun in Wicklow. The peak of The Great Sugarloaf mountain visible between the rocks. Beyond are farms and fields under a grey sky threatening rain but thankfully it held off that day.
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Hmm. Please be careful with this.

Account michaeljohn66 created today.

41 posts in 30 minutes offering to buy photos. Posts have almost exactly the same wording. Must be hard work being "truly captivated" so often 🙂

Not saying it's a scammer, I have no way to tell. But it certainly smelly fishy.
Example of text offering to buy photos for a Digital Art Summit.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM