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Cupressus lusitanica
Cupressus lusitanica
Digital Photograph of a Mexican Cypress taken in Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
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Mountain Avens 2
Mountain Avens 2
English Name: Mountain avens Botanical Name (Latin): Dryas octopetala Irish Name: Leaithín Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Mat-forming, evergreen, perennial herb; leaves glossy, dark green above, white below, margins indented; flowers solitary on erect, dark reddish stems covered with dark red glandular hairs; petals 8 or more (this character is very variable), pure white; stamens numerous, yellow.
Carsten Krieger
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Sundew plant
Sundew plant
Picture of a plant.Sundews are beautiful miniture plants with a fleshy disc at their leaf tips, surrounded by tiny red shiny hairs. These hairs have a droplet of sweet sticky liquid, irrestible to insects.As the insect struggles to get free, it becomes more and more ensnared, inducing the the sundew to release enzymes to digest its catch. (Richard Nairn)
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Glendalough native woodland
Glendalough native woodland
Native woodland along the shores of the Upper Lake at Glendalough. In the early nineteenth century this area had been stripped bare of timber as the rising population scoured the area for fuel and charcoal for smelting. The secondary woodland is now dominated by oak and birch but contains a variety of non-native species such as Scots pine, beech and sycamore. (Richard Nairn)
Copyright R. Nairn
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Fritillary butterfly
Fritillary butterfly
Silver-washed fritillary: This large butterfly is associated withold broad-leaved woodland. The eggs are usually laid on the bark of a mature tree in an area where the larval food plant, common dog violet, is available. The adults fly in sunny gladesin late summer. (Richard Nairn)
Copyright R. Nairn
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Feral goats
Feral goats
Feral goats among granite boulders at the old mining village in Glendalough. The boulders here are typical of the large blocks into which granite fractures when subjected to extremes of weather. The goats, which live here, may be descended from domestic animals once kept by miners. (Richard Nairn)
copyright R. Nairn
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Whitefronted Goose in Flight
Whitefronted Goose in Flight
Photograph of an adult Greenland Whitefronted goose in flight with blue sky background.
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Heather and gorse
Heather and gorse
Glendasan with heather and gorse in flower in September. Both plants thrive in the drier acid soils which are typical of the valley slopes. (Richard Nairn)
copyright R. Nairn
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Irish Yew
Irish Yew
Photograph of an Irish Yew taken in Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny
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Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford
Four Winds Beach, Co. Wexford
Four Winds Beach, St. Helens, Co. Wexford