Connemara II

Back in Ireland for a few days of fieldwork chasing the ever-elusive Merlin and other 'easier' species...
(all nest visits, photographs and ringing carried out under licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service)

Long-eared Owls,

 

 

 

 

(photo by J. Lusby)

Kestrels in quarry and

 tree nests,

(photo by J. Lusby)

 

 

 

 

(photo by J. Lusby)

and Little Egrets.

 

 

And on the quest for Merlin. Carrying the canoe through the bog to the Connemara Lakes is always a tiresome job...

 so we decided to try new - if somewhat unorthodox - methods. What's wrong with a wet suit...

when searching for Merlin?

 It proved to be the fastest way of getting to the islands and got us our first look into a Merlin nest!!

And it was a good laugh.

(photo by J. Lusby)

Sevilla en IR

A few infrared shots from Sevilla...

Plaza España

 

 Reales Alcázares

 La Giralda

 

Morocco

A seven day road trip through Morocco...

scrub desert south of the Atlas

 Dades Valley

 and Dades Gorge

 driving towards Tinghir

 

 'palm tree valley' on the road to Arfoud

 desert storm on arrival at Merzouga

and electrical storm too

 sunrise in Merzouga

 desert ghosts

  

and sunset in Merzouga

 

 

 woodchat shrike

 hoopoe lark

 Ouallal

 heading for the Atlas

 

  moussier's redstart

 

Ozoud Falls

 

Cazorla

Iris planifolia

Poyos de la Mesa

 Barranco del Guadalentín

 

 Narcissus longipatus