Thursday, May 27, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Two banded Longhorn Beetle

The mud game


It's difficult to see but there's an Ant on the newly formed Amphibian. I waited in anticipation to see if it's hunting skills were finaly tuned but the Frog let this opportunity pass. Tadpoles develop hindlimbs first then forelimbs as it's tail recedes and gills are replaced by lungs. The transformation from aquatic life to terrestrial life is truly amazing.

A great year for Dandelions

Wild Garlic


The woods around Tintern Abbey Co Wexford are allways covered in a blanked of wild Garlic in early summer.

Monday, May 10, 2010

The Fern


In early May the Fern is getting ready to unwind

The four boys

Were keeping the pond from drying out these days for these boys and a few hundred of their sisters are all good too.

Thick on the ground