Arctic Terns

Copyright Mike Brown

Fly Orchid

English Name: Fly-orchid Botanical Name (Latin): Ophrys insectifera (O. muscifera) Irish Name: Magairlín na gcuileanna Order: MONOCOTYLEDONES Family: ORCHIDACEAE Brief Description: Slender perennial herb, c. 0.2m tall; leaves oblong; flowers pale green, with large 3 lobed lip that is dark brown with glossy blue patch in centre.

Carsten Krieger

Valley View

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Whitefronted Goose

Photograph of an adult Greenland Whitefronted goose on the ground.

Ringlet Butterfly

Photograph of a Ringlet butterfly resting on a bramble leaf. This butterfly has a light brown colour with a thin white rim around its wing edge.

Grayling

Grayling butterfly,camouflaged

Sequoia sempervirens

Digital Photograph of a Coastal Redwood taken in Woodstock Estate, Inistioge, County Kilkenny

Wren (Dreoilín), Dog Rose (Feirdhris), Blackberry (Dris) and Hedge Bindweed (Ialus Fáil)

Picture shows a Wren, Dog Rose, Blackberry and Hedge Bindweed

Original work carried out under contract to South Dublin County Council