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NATURE King of the Field

IN PURSUIT?The jack hare spotted by John Shelley, hot on the heels of his fancy. King of the Field Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley A hare streamed past me as I ambled over the moor. Although the sun had been on my back for the afternoon a ...

07 Jul 2015 at 14:17

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NATURE Call out for Carra’s mallard

COLOURFUL CHARACTERS?The mallard population at Lough Carra has dwindled significantly. Call out for Carra’s mallard Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley This morning Carra was flat, calm and still, last year’s dead reeds a soft, golden grey ...

31 Mar 2015 at 13:10

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FEEDING STATION Goldfinches and greenfinches vie for position on a bird feeder containing sunflower hearts. Nature and rewilding Pat Fahy Back in December, I couldn’t let another year pass without taking part in the ever-popular Irish ...

06 Apr 2021 at 11:00

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NATURE Winged creatures’ September habits

On the September wing Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley The woods were strangely quiet. ‘Where have all the birds gone?’ asked a friend. The answer is that they are lying low in the bushes, changing their feathers, or moulting. ...

06 Sept 2011 at 08:23

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NATURE A twilight flight of curlew calls

A twilight flight of curlew calls Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley A voice came from behind me. ‘They’ll be passing over soon – if it’s the curlews that you’re watching for.’ He joined me, leaning at the gate, an elderly, ...

19 Apr 2011 at 11:58

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NATURE Fish stocks and bygone baits

Angling for more fish and greater sport John Shelley A brief lull in the wind last week allowed me to hear the evening birdsong for the first time in many days. What weather! ‘A wet and windy May fills the barns full of hay’ ...

07 Jun 2011 at 11:40

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NATURE Prawns, parasites and peregrine falcons

Peregrine falcons were seen flying in the Partry hills – perhaps a young pair seeking a territory for breeding. Prawns, parasites and peregrine antics Country Sights and sounds John Shelley No visit to the sea would be ...

21 Jun 2011 at 08:50

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NATURE Climate change threatens our trout and salmon

Rain, rain and confused fish Marine Life John Paul Tiernan Last winter is recalled in superlative terms – coldest, iciest, most snow, longest freeze and so on. But it opened on a completely different, and wilder, note....

26 Oct 2010 at 14:30

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NATURE To the fox’s lair

To the fox’s lair John Shelley A young fox emerged from the brambles, waddling with comical grace on overlong legs, its tufted baby-coat gleaming red-brown in the afternoon sun, trotting back and forth over the ...

24 Aug 2010 at 14:13

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SUSTAINABILITY Floods – what’s the plan?

The whole world’s in your hands Growing your own Chris Brown As the impact of global warming starts to bite deeper and we start to realise that collectively we have de-stabilised what was a beautifully ...

14 Sept 2010 at 11:04

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NATURE Death of a harbour seal

Seal CSI Mayo Marine life John Paul Tiernan A stinking bloated corpse was the most interesting life on the beach this week. Beheaded by God knows what, the only clue to its identity was its flippers, ...

22 Feb 2011 at 13:33

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NATURE Night fishing for trout in Mayo

Night stalking at the trout haunt Country sights and sounds John Shelley The moon rose big and fat and round to send a golden-red path across the lake as far as the boat. It hovered for an age just ...

13 Jul 2010 at 10:44

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