Ragwort and bracken. 35mm developed using bracken leaf infusion. Photos from Dublins pockets of wildness in the city

Anyone know what new resident to my lane this is, is it a sparrowhawk? I have video to show more markings/movement, the prey is a pigeon for size ref. Musta been hungry cause it snatched the bird at the top of a busy lane and carried to the nearest alcove between bins when I had to drive past.

COSMETIC PLAGUE on @dublindigitalradio.bsky.social MARCH 2025 now up on mixcloud for playback at your leisure. Mix for the longer days
www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigita...

End of the long harvest. Painting on 35mm photos developed using a mix of late winter plants, using spent logs from the fire for paint

"I was lonely for a while this evening, listening to the crows caw as they returned home. Should I hear the beautiful lark, she would rent my heart. Now, as I write, the odd curlew mournfully calls as they fly over."
Beautiful Curlew mention from Bobby Sand's prison diaries.

Curlew, 35mm developed in Cleavers, Nettle and Comfrey.
There are only 105 breeding pairs of Curlew left in Ireland. I’ve watched the pair here for a couple of years but I’m yet to hear the song. In 1990 there were over 5,000 breading pairs.
#curlew #ecophoto #35mm

Found in the local charity shop for a euro, can’t wait to read about the hungry grass!

#irishfolklore #ecology #earthtales

Feral Kale at The Field. 35mm developed using Comfrey leaf.

Feral Kale at The Field. 35mm developed using Comfrey leaf.

Never have I seen a kale outside of its cultivated and polite neatness, living its best life as a jubilant outlaw romping chaotically over urban landscapes.

#feralecologies

A less complimentary mention of Comfrey on the Dúchas schools collection. It mentions 'comfrey or meacan oraibh'. Not heard that Irish name for it before, anyone able to translate for me? Most mentions on Dúchas note it as a cure for everything, sprains to cuts to bones
www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921...

Shteamy poly tunnels. One for the massive wetness of the day. 35mm developed using the great matriarch of the photogarden, the Comfrey plant

 #comfrey#plantbaseddeveloper #plantbasedphotography #ecodarkroom #sustainablepractice #artandecology #35mm #oddkin #alternativephotography

Slowly returning light. 35mm developed with winter harvested Comfrey leaf developer, my favourite of all the plant collaborators
#ecodarkroom #sustainablepractice #artandecology #35mm #oddkin

an older animation of mine plus a link to Wildflowers of Ireland re Three Cornered Leek
www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail...

35mm developed using Three Cornered Leek. Photos from The Field D8, an urban novel ecology that’s semi managed but largely feral. These images are from a cold February, 2024. Cont. in comments:

Pinhole camera images developed with plant based DiY developers and two mini cams made from film canisters

Some of my books from the mini library we put together between us at Earthbound Tales for people to sit with on visits. Will do a full list when the show documentation comes back and post here and on my website along with other useful info!