NATURE John Shelley goes deep into the woods to find a local pair of courting jays, an old married couple with plenty of spark
Outdoor Living
Call of the wild
NATURE John Shelley watches on as a flock of greylag geese arrives on the shores of Lough Carra from feeding grounds to the south
A chink of hope in the climate crisis
NATURE Climate disaster could be curtailed within a couple of decades if net zero emissions are reached, say scientists
The little goats of the air arrive
NATURE John Shelley is drawn to the lake by the twilight cries of the snipe, newly arrived to feed
We could be the Saudi Arabia of wind
NATURE Pat Fahy debunks some of the myths about wind farms, and looks at wind turbines’ huge potential for Ireland
Divers feast on Mulranny’s coalfish
NATURE John Shelley takes a spin to the Mulranny shoreline, where he watches red-throated divers fill their bellies
Signs of hope on the horizon
NATURE Pat Fahy looks back on the rise of the climate-action movement, and sees some reasons for hope in the future
Wild boar family faces cruel end in south Mayo
NATURE Ireland’s climate and landscape has changed so much since wild boar lived here, they can no longer survive
Broad churches and narrow windows
NATURE Pat Fahy on Westport Eco-Congregation and the importance of coming together to act against climate change
Our birds are fighting epidemics too
NATURE John Shelley on the threat that Trichonomiasis and Bird flu continue to pose to many birds, including finches and starlings
How to woo garden birds
NATURE Pat Fahy on how to attract garden birds into your patch with the right food and the right conditions