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Wildife and nature blog featuring an eclectic mix of wildlife, birding and conservation content from Ireland and around the world. Be warned there may be opinions flying around here….

Koalas: the cute and cuddly face of Aussie wildlife (but only when they’re asleep)

We’d been in Australia for a fortnight. While we’d seen some amazing wildlife, including kangaroos, dolphins and some amazing bird life, the closest we’d come to seeing a koala was the cuddly toys at the local souvenir shop. That’s hardly surprising — because its an east coast species that doesn’t occur in Western….

What a splendid little blue wren!

Splendid fairy wren

When you travel you see amazing things. Things so far removed from your normal everyday experiences that you have to do a double-take and stop in awe. Sometimes they are big things… other times they can be very small. Today’s jaw-dropping experience was tiny… and blue… oh so very, very blue…..

Ireland’s Wildlife On Tour #IWOnTour

Galah at Silver Sands Beach, Mandurah, WA

Well we’re certainly not in Ireland any more! Greetings from Mandurah, just south of Perth in Western Australia… and the starting point of our epic #IWOnTour journey around Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. Over the next four months or so we’ll be bringing you regular updates of the amazing wildlife….

The Calendar Road: July 2014

This months show is all about our wildflowers and plants.  It’s late June on the Calendar Road and most of these plants are coming into flower.  With bees buzzing and birds singing, Sinéad walk along by the hedgerows that border the road to pick out the most important plants that some term ‘weeds’ but others….

New book project to help Irish children engage with wildlife

My first book of Irish Animals

Kildare nature writer and author Juanita Brown has teamed up with Wicklow artist Aoife Quinn to create a captivating large-format picture-book that aims to help Irish children discover the wonder of our native wildlife. But she needs your help to get her project off the ground. “My First Book of Irish Animals” is….

The puffins of Skellig Michael by Crow Crag productions

We just had to share this captivating video of the puffins on Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry. shot in June of this year by Peter Cutler for Crow Crag Productions. You’ve got to love puffins — they have a comical charisma all of their own, although, truth be told I personally have a soft spot….

Competition: Win a pair of Minox BL 8×44 HD Binoculars

It’s competition time again here on Ireland’s Wildlife — and this time we’re giving you the chance to win a fabulous pair of German-made Minox BL 8×44 HD binoculars worth an amazing €635. You can read our full review of this excellent binocular here. For your chance to win this….

The Calendar Road: June 2014

This months show is all about our wildflowers and plants.  It’s late June on the Calendar Road and most of these plants are coming into flower.  With bees buzzing and birds singing, Sinéad walk along by the hedgerows that border the road to pick out the most important plants that some term ‘weeds’ but others….

Free delivery weekend from CJ Wildlife

Garden Wildlife Supplies Partner Logo

Ireland’s Wildlife’s Official “Garden Wildlife Supplies” Partner, CJ Wildlife, has a special free delivery weekend to anywhere in Ireland from today until Sunday 29/06/2014. If you haven’t tried them before it’s the perfect opportunity to give them a whirl, or to stock up on your garden wildlife supplies if you’re a regular customer…..

Underwater whale footage… with broom-cam!

Minke Video

The BBC and National Geographic have gizmos like “Turtle Cam”, featuring cutting edge remote filming technology. Here at Ireland’s Wildlife we have a camera strapped to a broom. It works better than you might think. Check out the video below of a young minke whale visiting the Cork Whale Watch vessel The Holly….

New Minox BL HD binoculars now available — and you could win a pair!

Minox-BL-HD-binoculars

The new BL-HD line of high performance binoculars from German manufacturer Minox are now available in Ireland and the UK.   With 8×33, 10×44, 8×44, 10×52 and 8×52 options in the range, there should be a binocular to suit practically everybody. The range has been redesigned to offer cutting edge HD optical performance in a German-made binocular, but….

Competition time: win tickets to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition

It’s competition time again here at Ireland’s Wildlife… and this time we’re giving you the chance to win two tickets to the fabulous Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition that’s coming to Dublin for the first time ever this year. For your chance to win two free tickets to this fabulous….