Cruidín

Cruidín

Kingfisher

Cruidín

Cruidín

Kingfisher

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Cruidín

Ná preab do shúile nó beidh sé imithe! Ní fheicfidh tú ach splanc bheag gheal ghorm ag scinneadh léi síos an abhainn, ag seasamh ar stumpa crainn agus ag scinneadh léi arís le breith ar iasc beag. Bíonn neadacha acu i dtolláin ar bhruacha abhann agus d’fhéadfadh obair ‘feabhsaithe’ abhann nó talmhaíochta iad a mhilleadh.    

Kingfisher

Don’t blink or it’s gone! A blur of bright blue darting downriver, to perch on a tree stump in the water, from which to zip down and catch small fish. Kingfishers’ nests – in tunnels dug into riverbanks – can be vulnerable to agricultural or river ‘improvement’ works.