Gannets plunge diving into a wild Atlantic ocean off Georges Head in Kilkee today.There were dozens of them around. Ireland is home to a number of Gannet colonies.Little Skellig, about 100km or so down the coast, being of international importance @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #WildAtlanticWay #birds

Found this little creature in our kitchen today. Google tells me it's a Black Slip Wasp (Pimpla rufipes) and it parasitises butterfly and moth larvae by laying eggs in them. Lovely!! Managed to get a quick video before I let her loose. Cool!! @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Wasps

One of the White Tailed Sea Eagles spotted on our joint @birdwatchireland.bsky.social Limerick & Clare branch outing yesterday on the Shannon Estuary. Perched in a tree, feeding on some prey. Apologies for the shaky footage, but we were some distance away. Still pretty amazing though 🦅😃 #Birds

First visitor to our garden this morning was a Red Admiral, who took over an hour to warm up in the sun before flying off ☀️❤️ #Butterfly #UrbanGarden

A Garden Bumblebee Queen (Bombus Hortorum) building herself up for winter hibernation on some Purple-loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in windy West Clare #wildflowerhour #WildAtlanticWay @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Spotted yesterday in Killarney. Buff-tailed Bumblebee Queen. Bombus terrestris (Bumbóg Earr-Dhonnbhuí) #Bumblebees

Beautiful Stonechat
(Caislín cloch) keeping us company on our walk today in West Clare. Sound on 🔊 @birdwatchireland.bsky.social #Kilkee #Birds

Starting to notice Turnstones again in West Clare. Retuning from their arctic and subarctic breeding grounds #Kilkee #BirdMigration #Birds