Wildlife and Nature Articles by Sean O'Callaghan

Articles by Ireland's Wildlife contributor Sean O'Callaghan

About Sean O'Callaghan

Sean O’Callaghan is a budding wildlife writer and amateur photographer interested in both cetaceans and raptors, particularly white-tailed eagles. As a native of Killarney, Co. Kerry he has been close to the wilderness all his life. Sean is currently studying Marine Biology and runs a popular Facebook page promoting Kerry's largely overlooked wild side.

Antlers at dawn: Killarney’s red deer rut

September 26, 2016 by Sean O'Callaghan 2 Comments

Sean O'Callaghan of Kerry's Wild Side gives us the low-down on one of the most testosterone-charged events in the Irish wildlife calendar: the annual red deer rut at Killarney National Park in County Kerry. Each autumn as the first of the winter chills set in and the summer’s dying leaves stubbornly depart their branches, the Killarney valley and surrounding … [Read more...] about Antlers at dawn: Killarney’s red deer rut

Why you should visit a dead whale

May 28, 2015 by Sean O'Callaghan 6 Comments

In this guest post marine biology student Sean O'Callaghan, a keen cetacean enthusiast and admin of the popular Kerry's Wild Side page on Facebook, explores some of the benefits of visiting a dead whale. Visiting a dead whale may appear on the surface to be a morbid proposition, but there are many positives that outweigh the obvious concern; that being a large … [Read more...] about Why you should visit a dead whale