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Bumblebee
Bumblebee
Bumblebees live in small colonies and make their nest underground. They assist with the pollination of fruit and flowers. Unlike bees, they do not make enough honey for the colony to survive the winter. Only the queen lives through the cold weather.
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An Irish bog
An Irish bog
Peatlands, together with their unique collection of plants and animals, are a seriously endangered European habitat. Ireland is among the last countries in Europe where a wide range of peatlands still exist in their natural state. Peatlands originally covered 17% of the land surface of Ireland, a higher proportion than any other European country, with the exception of Finland. Today less than one quarter of the original peatland area remains in an intact condition. Conservationists predict that if exploitation continues on deeper peat of the midland raised bogs, these will be the first bogs to disappear in this century. Blanket bogs, especially in the West of Ireland, are also under increasing threat.
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Black Redstart
Black Redstart
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Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
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Buzzard
Buzzard
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Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
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Butterfly
Butterfly
Butterfly-pollinated flowers tend to be large and showy, pink or lavender in colour, frequently have a landing area, and are usually scented. Since butterflies do not digest pollen (with one exception), more nectar is offered than pollen. The flowers have simple nectar guides with the nectarines usually hidden in narrow tubes or spurs, reached by the long tongue of the butterflies.
Courtesy of Wexford County Library
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Corn Bunting
Corn Bunting
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Courtesy of Raimund Specht of Avisoft Bioacoustics.
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Where to find Red Deer in Ireland
Where to find Red Deer in Ireland
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Corncrake
Corncrake
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Heather
Heather
Mainly found on heaths they form an important part of a natural habitat.
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Cutting Turf
Cutting Turf
This image of a man cutting turf was taken in 1935 by Dorothy Hartley. It was taken between Athlone, Co. Westmeath and Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly. Taken from Hartley, Dorothy (1935) Irish Holiday, London, Lindsay Drummond.
Photograph by Dorothy Hartley