John Smyth · @John_Smyth
26 followers · 64 posts · Server mastodon.ieOn Sunday, I put out a branch to overhang my pond; on Monday, a male Four-Spotted Chaser took up station on the branch, and yesterday, he spent most of the afternoon chasing off a rival male that was also trying to establish ownership of the pond. It's going to be a long week! #dragonfly#FourSpottedChaser #insect #SnáthaidMhór #Anisoptera #LibellulaQuadrimaculata #GalwayNature #GardenPond #Galway #Ireland #biodiversity
#dragonfly #insect #snathaidmhor #anisoptera #libellulaquadrimaculata #galwaynature #gardenpond #galway #ireland #biodiversity
John Smyth · @John_Smyth
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The wildflower meadow near the Art Millenium building at the University of Galway is in full flower right now. This morning, the bee orchids are out in force - I counted at least 16 and I suspect that there are more. #beeorchid #GalwayNature #galwaybiodiversity #Galway #UniversityofGalway #flower #nature #Ireland #flora #wildflowermeadow @universityofgalway
#BeeOrchid #galwaynature #galwaybiodiversity #galway #UniversityOfGalway #flower #nature #ireland #flora #wildflowermeadow
John Smyth · @John_Smyth
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For the 11 summers that I've lived in our house, a nest of wrens has successfully fledged from the back garden. This year's batch (three, I think) arrived first thing yesterday morning and spent the day fluttering from branch to branch within the hedge at the back wall, and squeaking to be fed by the parents. #wren #dreoilín #Galway #GalwayNature #biodiversity #fledgling #bird #TroglodytesTroglodytes
#wren #dreoilin #galway #galwaynature #biodiversity #fledgling #bird #troglodytestroglodytes