Aibhneacha agus Locha

Aibhneacha agus Locha

Cuireann uiscí intíre na hÉireann an-chuid gnáthóga fiadhúlra ar fáil. Mar shampla, shrutháin sléibhe lán de charraigeacha, aibhneacha agus locha.

Inchavore River, Co. Wicklow

Sceitheann bradáin agus bric i locháin éadoimhne tapa in aibhneacha. Seasann cora éisc mar dhealbha ar imeall an uisce.

Cuireann craobhacha tite gnáthóga ar fáil le haghaidh iasc agus feithidí uisce.  

Rivers and Lakes

Heron

This heron was snapped in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

Copyright John Kennedy

Heron
Copyright John Kennedy

Heron

This heron was snapped in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

Copyright John Kennedy

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Ireland’s inland waters provide a wealth of wildlife habitats. For example, rocky mountain streams, rivers and lakes .

Salmon and trout spawn in shallow, fast-flowing riffles. Herons stand by the water’s edge still as statues.

Fallen branches provide habitats for aquatic insects and fish.