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2024 was not a great year for me on the cycling front, certainly during the second half of the year. Hope I can get my fitness and strength level back in 2025. #cycling

Remarkable how there is such different light quality each morning #nofilter

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Carlow looking picturesque in today's sunshine.

Was delighted to see two Great Spotted Woodpeckers at my feeders today- unfortunately one ended up stunned having flown into our kitchen window. After a half an hour rehabilitation it flew off none the worse for wear... #GardenBirds #birdwatching

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Nothing like a evening walk to clear the head! Glencoum Wood - one of my favourite local stomping grounds

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I knew the Astra Satellite would come in handy some day #cycling #Deutschland #FeckTNT

Graphic of the week 😥😥

Back in Connemara for the weekend. Worked here more than 30 years ago- odd feeling.... #ParkRanger

Into week four already of the butterfly monitoring season. Only two species recorded along my transect, Five Speckled Wood and o Green-veined White #butterflies #monitoring

Another butterfly transect walked in glorious sunshine. First Wood White and Painted Lady of the year seen #butterflies

Week 5 of the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme- lovely to see Dingy Skipper on the wing now. Plenty of Speckled Wood and Green-veined White counted today. Weather has been kind to our butterflies so far this season #butterflies #monitoring

Male and female Banded Demoiselle- stunning little insects.

Two looped walks have been 'developed' at my local woodland- adding signage and some benches. A nice addition to attract more people to walk here.

Butterfly numbers have increased this week, particularly with the fine weather. 99 individuals counted of 12 different species along today's monitoring transect #butterflies

At the beautiful Brú na Bóinne National Park today for a #butterfly monitoring training workshop

Overcast but large numbers of butterflues along my monitoring transect today - 425 butterflies of 8 species. Nice to see 41 red admiral after such a poor year last year and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary