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Autumn colours in full swing by the Glendalough lakes for #ThickTrunkTuesday.

#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
Beech trees in the forest near Glendalough in Ireland. A carpet of golden leaves on the ground and yellow leaves on the trees getting ready to shed.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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For Alan and Rob's #BirdOfTheDay. Today's theme is #BirdsOnTheGround so here's a black-headed gull standing on a playing field. The field is on raised ground so this was shot through the grass giving a nice blurry effect.

#Photography #birds #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A black-headed gull standing on the grass of a raised playing field in our local park. The bottom of the image is blurred grass.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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For #MallardMonday a little duck swimming in our local lake. Took this with a vintage CZJ 135mm. Manual focus is hard with moving objects, don't know how people did it back in the day.

#Photography #Birds #Ducks #Wildlife #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A male mallard duck swimming in a lake coloured orange and gold in the late afternoon sun.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Weird and Gilly from the forest floor yesterday. A butter cap perhaps? It's always hard to tell for sure.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #Ireland
A close-up of a yellow/orange mushroom folded up making the underside gills stand out more than normal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Glendalough in the mist.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #Classicmono #Mono #Ireland
Looking through rain sodden branches to a glacier mountain lake in the fog. Mountains rise either side of the lake with mist obscuring a large mountain at the far end of the lake.
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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I'm a day late for #ForestFriday. We were showing a visiting friend around Wicklow all day. It was a little wet. 💦

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A misty view into the forest. Some heather with a little Autumn colour still left in the foreground. The green of the forest trees washed out, shrouded in mist further back.
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hope I won't ruffle any feathers if I use this for #FlyDay.

Saw this lad parasailing just as I finished a hike. Looks like an amazing experience once you get the hang of it.

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Looking up at a single Parasail against a blue sky. Some wispy clouds here and there.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Daphne and her suitors.

A closeup from the park this afternoon for Rob and Alan's bird of the day. @robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #CloseUps #Birds #Ireland
A closeup of a female Mallard duck with three males milling around in the background. Autumn foliage all around.
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Hiking in the forests again, I made a mistake taking this photo and learned a new trick. Unexposed + flash = black background. 😀

#Hiking #Photography #Mushrooms #Fungi #FungiFriends #Macro #EastCoastKin #Ireland
Mushrooms growing from a mossy bank deep in the forest. The background is dark, almost black, making the mushrooms stand out. The mushrooms are likely Mycena of some sort.
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Photobombed by a fly while taking mushrooms shots in the forest. Sulphur Tufts I think.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Fungi #FungiFriends #Macro #Ireland
Mushrooms on a messy pine forest floor with a fly perched on one of the mushrooms.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hiking around the forest last week I was surprised to see this foxglove still looking good this late in the year. It was a little wet that day as you can see.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #Nature #Autumn #Macro #MacroMonday #Ireland
The flowers of a bright pink foxglove looking radiant after a heavy shower.
November 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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I'm a bit worse for wear today so a quick pic from the archive. This little mushroom caught my eye in the forest, like a little parasol.

Have a good Sunday friends.

#Hiking #Photography #Fungi #FungiFriends #Macro #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A tiny mushroom growing from a downed tree deep in the forest.
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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These gorgeous little mushrooms from the forest. The gills are so beautiful and delicate.

#Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Fungi #FungiFriends #Ireland
The gills on the underside of a mushroom on the forest floor, illuminated by the morning light. A few minutes later another little beauty on the forest floor as the sun came through.
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Autumn colours for #ForestFriday

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A forest view of yellow, green and gold in the early morning light. A forest of redwood trees, introduced to Ireland a few hundred years ago. They grow well here as you can see. A wide forest path with a carpet of golden leaves. Looking down another path in the same forest.
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Eh, bit of a problem in the forest yesterday. That's the path I need to take.

#hiking #photography #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A stag standing on a forest path looking directly at me as I hide behind the bushes. Not as stealthy as I thought obviously. Not taking the path. Edging slowly by through the trees giving him a wide berth. He mostly ignored me but popped his head up a few times to keep an eye on me. I wasn't as close as it looks, the picture is cropped.
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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More mushrooms from the forests around Dublin and Wicklow. The first are Common Puffballs, the second is a Stomp Puffball apparently. That one is new to me.

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Several Common Puffball mushrooms on the forest floor. A Stomp Puffball in the grass.
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A few mushrooms from the forest. The first is probably Stropharia, the second possibly Conifer/Sulphur Tufts or Brick Caps. Hard to know for sure, but regardless, their little worlds are fascinating to see.

#hiking #photography #EastCoastKin #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #Macro #Ireland
A close-up of an orange/brown mushroom standing alone on a messy, mossy forest floor. A close-up of several orange/brown mushrooms nestled under a tree surrounded by freshly fallen pine needles.
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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For the theme of #Spooktober #trees this pine forest in the mist fits the bill. It would be easy to get lost here if you don't know your way around.

#hiking #photography #EastCoastKin #Ireland #ThickTrunkTuesday
Looking through the trees in a mountain forest on a very foggy morning. The trees disappear into the mist.
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Looking up at Djouce mountain over boggy waterlogged ground. We had a random beautiful day last week which is a rarity for October in Ireland. Walking up here the cloud burned off before I got to the top.

#hiking #nature #photography #scape #landscape #EastCoastKin #MountainMonday #Ireland
A view of boggy terrain with a hiking trail over "sleepers" off into the distance. A cloud covered mountain peeks out from behind the shroud of a low slung morning cloud. A little blue sky jutting in from the side.
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Spotted this beauty in the forest growing out of a mossy bank. Not sure what type it is, there are so many that look like this.

#hiking #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #MacroMonday #Ireland
Looking up at the gills of a orange/brown mushroom nestled in greenery.
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Walking in another of our pine forests just above Dublin. Because forests aren't just for #ForestFriday. 😀

#hiking #nature #trees #StunDay #photography #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A forest view of a hiking trail through a dense forest in early Autumn.
October 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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On a long hike last week I was happy to stop and take this. Used a 1970s Carl Zeiss Jenna 135mm. There's a look to this image that really appeals to me but I'm hard pressed to say what it is exactly.

#hiking #photography #EastCoastKin #StunDay #SundaySheep #Ireland
A blackface mountain sheep standing, appropriate enough, on a mountain in Wicklow, Ireland.
October 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Good morning. It's the weekend at last. Hope you have a good one.

This beautiful squirrel hung around long enough for a little photo shoot at our local park.

#photography #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #GreenSat #Ireland
A female squirrel standing up on the grass. A female squirrel standing up on the grass. A squirrel on the grass getting ready to flee, her tail shaking around. A squirrel with a big bushy tail just about to flee across the grass between trees.
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Coming down the mountain looking down on an Irish country scene. We're well into Autumn now, the colours change a little every day at this time of year.

#hiking #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #scape #landscape #ForestFriday #Ireland
A view across green fields, horses gathering in the middle distance. Beyond the fields and hedgerows the start of the forest with trees different shades of green and gold.
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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I'm a bit stuck for time today so here a quick pic of staghorn fungus from the local forest.

#hiking #nature #photography #fungus #fungi #fungifriends #EastCoastKin #ColorADay #YellowThu #Ireland
Staghorn fungus on a messy forest floor.
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM