Discovered by the side of our track that runs along by the lakeshore. It is unlikely it hatched. We suspect a a predator, possibly a...

Careful on the driveway folks - it's that time of year, the frogs are out and they're everywhere!

The frogs are out and about looking for love and safe harbour for their frogspawn...of which there appears to be a lot less than previous...

While some of us have forgotten it's Spring thanks to all this dismal weather, the birds are cracking on with things. Undeterred by all...

What another beautiful start to the day as we continue enjoying this mini-heatwave. An ethereal fog hanging over the lake, early morning...

Canada Geese are back on the lake again. As its name implies, the greater Canada goose is not a native species - in Ireland colonisation...

The frogs are spawning and the buds are budding...hello Spring. Nature keeps to her schedule and the world keeps turning despite the...

Quite a few large birds are circling Lough Mardal the last few weeks as the lake shoreline has become a breeding ground for frogs - they...

Lovely to see the return of the Canada Geese. They usually nest on one of the small islands on the lake. Our journey to school has been...

Leaving the house has been so much simpler the last couple of days - no ten minute rummaging for hats, scarves, jackets, wellies (oh...

What a find! An abandoned bird nest in a Rhodedendron bush - what clever little birdies made this we wonder and made it so well that it...