Puffins , Cliffs of Moher Co Clare.In Ireland, Atlantic Puffins come to reside mainly on the coast, and a few locations along the east coast. They prefer the safety of cliffs and sea stacks, away from predatory animals like foxes or rats. They have been known to use rabbit holes for nesting, sometimes even evicting the original tenants

Common snipe nest in a well-hidden location on the ground

so they have to be very accurate and quick to catch their prey

Following a period of decline

During the times of the Penal laws

live in paddocks with barriers that are intended to be unobtrusive for visitors to view the animals in a more natural environment

particularly for swans

in Irish) is a small islet in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland

probing or picking up food by sight

(Acrylic painting) The Gap of Dunloe (from Irish: Dún Lóich

It is a twin arch bridge made of stone

the Burren is one of the most fascinating regions in Western Europe with plants normally found in widely separate parts of the continent growing alongside each other

The original links was laid out by Old Tom Morris