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		<title>Wildlife Photography from Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildlife Photography from Ireland prints for sale As an Irish wildlife photographer with my images you will embark on a visual journey through the heart of Ireland&#8217;s wild realms, where the dance of life unfolds in every corner, captured in]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-7052 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-wildlife-photography.jpg" alt="Pinemarten in woodland Ireland" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-wildlife-photography.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-wildlife-photography-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-wildlife-photography-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-wildlife-photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" />Wildlife Photography from Ireland prints for sale</h2>
<p>As an Irish wildlife photographer with my images you will embark on a visual journey through the heart of Ireland&#8217;s wild realms, where the dance of life unfolds in every corner, captured in these captivating wildlife photographs. Each frame is a testament to the extraordinary biodiversity that thrives amidst the ancient woodlands, meandering rivers, and rugged coastlines of the Emerald Isle.</p>
<p>Behold the enigmatic red fox, poised in a moment of quiet contemplation amid a sea of verdant ferns. Its russet coat, kissed by the dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy, embodies the essence of the Irish woodland, a symbol of adaptability and resilience.</p>
<p>A flash of azure brilliance interrupts the tranquil waters as a kingfisher takes flight, its iridescent plumage a testament to nature&#8217;s artistry. With unparalleled precision, it dives into the depths below, emerging triumphant, a jewel of the riverbanks.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-7138 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-perched-on-tree.jpg" alt="common kingfisher on tree" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-perched-on-tree.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-perched-on-tree-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-perched-on-tree-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-perched-on-tree-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>In the heart of ancient forests, the elusive pine marten graces the lens with its sleek silhouette, a sentinel of the shadows, hinting at the untamed mysteries that lie hidden within the moss-draped trees.</p>
<p>The proud silhouette of a red deer stag stands tall against the backdrop of rolling moorlands, its antlers reaching skyward, a living testament to the age-old rhythms of the Irish wilderness.</p>
<p>Amidst the whispering branches, a red squirrel darts and leaps, its russet tail a fiery beacon against the emerald canopy. A symbol of tenacity, it navigates the arboreal realm with grace and determination.</p>
<p>Along the winding waterways, the mink prowls, its lithe form a study in stealth and precision, a predator finely attuned to its riparian domain.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-7094 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/the-mink.jpg" alt="Mink in Ireland" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/the-mink.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/the-mink-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/the-mink-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/the-mink-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>On serene lakeshores, a swan cygnet glides with regal poise, a portrait of purity and grace, its reflection shimmering on the mirrored surface.</p>
<p>My photographs offer a rare glimpse into the lives of Ireland&#8217;s wild inhabitants, inviting us to cherish and protect the delicate tapestry of life that makes this island nation a sanctuary for such diverse and magnificent creatures. Each image is a reminder that in preserving their habitats, we ensure that the magic of Ireland&#8217;s wildlife endures for generations to come.</p>
<p>All of my wildlife photographs are available as prints or framed prints and can be delivered to your door with-in the Republic of Ireland.</p>
<p>If you cannot find the photograph you’re looking for on my website try visiting my social media accounts on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AidanCurranPhotography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aidancurranphotography/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>. On these social media accounts you will find hundreds of photographs from my travels all around Ireland over the years.</p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>Aidan</p>
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		<title>River Birch Photography Hide Mullingar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The above image of the elusive Kingfisher on a no fishing sign was taken at the new River Birch Photography hide which is located in Mullingar County Westmeath. I got to spend two wonderful days over the weekend photographing the]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-7027 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-photography-ireland.jpg" alt="kingfisher on no fishing sign in ireland" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-photography-ireland.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-photography-ireland-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-photography-ireland-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/kingfisher-photography-ireland-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>The above image of the elusive Kingfisher on a no fishing sign was taken at the new River Birch Photography hide which is located in Mullingar County Westmeath. I got to spend two wonderful days over the weekend photographing the local wildlife that visits the hide daily.</p>
<p>The Photography hide was created over a 3 year period and is managed By local Westmeath man Aidan Fox. While the hide is not long opened for visitors it is already attracting some wonderful local wildlife and will no doubt attract a lot more wildlife over the next couple of years.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6618 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/irish-red-fox-irish-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg" alt="irish red fox mullingar" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/irish-red-fox-irish-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/irish-red-fox-irish-photography-hide-mullingar-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/irish-red-fox-irish-photography-hide-mullingar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/irish-red-fox-irish-photography-hide-mullingar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>The resident wild Vixen Red Fox is called Rua as seen in the image above and she was more than happy to come within a couple of meters of the hide to have her picture taken. Over the two days I was lucky to have taken some great images of the Fox, Pine Martens, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Eurasian Jays and many wild birds.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6620 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/reed-bunting-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg" alt="reed bunting bird mullingar" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/reed-bunting-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/reed-bunting-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/reed-bunting-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/reed-bunting-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>A Reed Bunting in above image.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6622 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg" alt="pinemarten mullingar" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/pinemarten-river-birch-photography-hide-mullingar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6784 aligncenter" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-vixen-fox-mullingar.jpg" alt="fox river birch photography hide mullingar" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-vixen-fox-mullingar.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-vixen-fox-mullingar-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-vixen-fox-mullingar-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-6617" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/great-spotted-woodpecker-riverbich-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg" alt="great spotted woodpecker mullingar" width="1920" height="1280" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/great-spotted-woodpecker-riverbich-photography-hide-mullingar.jpg 1920w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/great-spotted-woodpecker-riverbich-photography-hide-mullingar-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/great-spotted-woodpecker-riverbich-photography-hide-mullingar-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/great-spotted-woodpecker-riverbich-photography-hide-mullingar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></p>
<p>I would highly recommend a visit to the River Birch Photography Hide even if your not into photography just to see the local wildlife up close. I look forward to visiting again myself in the near future!</p>
<p>If you would like to see more of my images from my visit to this wildlife hide please check out my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AidanCurranPhotography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aidancurranphotography/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> pages.</p>
<p>And as always you can support my photography journey by purchasing one of my prints from my online <a href="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/shop/">shop</a>.</p>
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		<title>Irish Photography Hides Laois</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently got to take photographs of some of Irelands most intriguing wildlife, at the Irish Photography Hides purpose built hide at the bottom of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois. From the iconic native Red Squirrel to the]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4710" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-squirrell-on-line-jumping-laois-hide.jpg" alt="red-squirrell-on-line-jumping-laois-hide" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-squirrell-on-line-jumping-laois-hide.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-squirrell-on-line-jumping-laois-hide-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/red-squirrell-on-line-jumping-laois-hide-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p><p>I recently got to take photographs of some of Irelands most intriguing wildlife, at the Irish Photography Hides purpose built hide at the bottom of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois.</p><p>From the iconic native Red Squirrel to the elusive Eurasian Jay, the Irish Photography Woodland Hides that Richard built provides incredible wildlife encounters and photography opportunities. Perfectly situated in a quiet corner of farmland adjoining to the local forestry in the mountains.</p><p>The hide looks out onto a Wonderful woodland scene, with natural looking perches on display and hidden feeding stations. The wildlife I got to photograph on the day was,<br />Red Squirrel, Eurasian Jay, Yellowhammer, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Dunnock, blackbird, Robin, Cock and Hen Pheasant to name just a few.</p><p>I would highly recommend a visit to Richards hide even if you&#8217;re not into photography, just to see the amazing wildlife itself. I didn&#8217;t get to see the European Pine Marten on the day I visited, but I now have an excuse to revisit again next month!!</p><p>And as always you can support my photography journey by purchasing one of my prints from my online <a href="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/shop/">shop</a>.</p>								</div>
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		<title>Wading Birds On The Boyne River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I captured some beautiful photos of wading birds that wade in and feed on the mudflats of the Boyne River Estuary at Drogheda. I found that some birds wade in shallow water, while others feed on the rocky shoreline. The]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4724" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/black-tailed-godwit.jpg" alt="black-tailed-godwit" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/black-tailed-godwit.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/black-tailed-godwit-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/black-tailed-godwit-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />I captured some beautiful photos of wading birds that wade in and feed on the mudflats of the Boyne River Estuary at Drogheda. I found that some birds wade in shallow water, while others feed on the rocky shoreline. The wading birds mostly have long legs and bills which enable them look for food in deeper waters.</p><p>It is amazing to watch them use there long legs that help them balance steadily in sand and mud. I photgraphed a couple of wading birds on Saturday morning just gone which include, Black tailed godwit, Dunlin and Redshank.</p><p>See below video I shot in a 100 frames per second to help slow down there movement, as these guys move very fast when feeding.</p><h3>Video of Wading Birds on The Boyne River.</h3><div class="video-responsive" style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EbOTOJi75TI?controls=0" width="660" height="415" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>								</div>
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		<title>Brent Geese</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I spent a couple of hours early this morning photographing Brent Geese along the Boyne River Estuary. We are lucky here in Louth that large flocks of this long distance migratory Geese feed up and down the River and coastal]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4732" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocks.jpg" alt="brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocks" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocks.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocks-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocks-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />I spent a couple of hours early this morning photographing Brent Geese along the Boyne River Estuary. We are lucky here in Louth that large flocks of this long distance migratory Geese feed up and down the River and coastal areas. It will not be long now till these Geese continue on there Migratory cycle to Iceland.</p>								</div>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What amazing light there was on Sunday morning for photographing wading birds within my 5 kilometres restriction . I decided to target the Redshank as there was a large flock feeding along the river channel of the Boyne river estuary]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4737" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-turned-facing-me.jpg" alt="redshank-turned-facing-me" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-turned-facing-me.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-turned-facing-me-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-turned-facing-me-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />What amazing light there was on Sunday morning for photographing wading birds within my 5 kilometres restriction . I decided to target the Redshank as there was a large flock feeding along the river channel of the Boyne river estuary at Drogheda in County Louth.  It can be hard to get a decent-sized image of a wading bird as usually the first sight of a human and there gone!!</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4739" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-looking-down.jpg" alt="redshank boyne river drogheda" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-looking-down.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-looking-down-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/redshank-looking-down-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />The redshank are small, so you have to get really close to them to get a decent picture. I recently purchased a Ghillie Blanket from Tragopan and wanted to see how effective it would be to camouflage me from the wading birds. Having scared off the birds on my arrival and while setting up the camera gear. After lying down and covering myself and the camera with the Ghillie Blanket, I would say within about 30 minutes the birds started coming closer and closer.</p><p>I was really happy with the photos I got and I am looking forward to photographing some more of the shore birds next weekend, that&#8217;s if the light is good enough!</p>								</div>
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		<title>Juvenile Cormorant Canal Drogheda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aidan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 16:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During my walk this morning along the Boyne Green way at the Ramparts in Drogheda, I spotted a Juvenile Cormorant standing on the edge of the canal. I didn&#8217;t have my camera with me, so I decided to head back]]></description>
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									<p style="text-align: left;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4744" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorant-juvenile-along-the-boyne-canal.jpg" alt="cormorant-juvenile-along-the-boyne-canal" width="1080" height="1350" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorant-juvenile-along-the-boyne-canal.jpg 1080w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorant-juvenile-along-the-boyne-canal-750x938.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorant-juvenile-along-the-boyne-canal-768x960.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" />During my walk this morning along the Boyne Green way at the Ramparts in Drogheda, I spotted a Juvenile Cormorant standing on the edge of the canal. I didn&#8217;t have my camera with me, so I decided to head back home and pick up both my camera, tripod and gimbal head.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The tripod was essential as the light was poor I would need to slow my shutter speed down to help with keeping the ISO low as possible. On my return to my surprise the Cormorant was still there but had moved along further up the canal.</p>								</div>
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		<title>Bird Reflection Pool For Garden Photography</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aidan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was looking to take my garden bird photography to another level, so I decided to create a reflection pool that can be portable and that would not make to much of a mess of the garden. It’s was really]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4749" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-reflections-side-of-pool.jpg" alt="blue-tit-reflections-side-of-pool" width="1080" height="1350" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-reflections-side-of-pool.jpg 1080w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-reflections-side-of-pool-750x938.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-reflections-side-of-pool-768x960.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></p><p>I was looking to take my garden bird photography to another level, so I decided to create a reflection pool that can be portable and that would not make to much of a mess of the garden.</p><p>It’s was really easy to create using a black plastic potting tray that measures about 1 meter long. I purchased one from the local hardware store and some 3/4&#8221; ply wood for supporting the tray underneath. I picked up some mossy tree branches for perches and used some clippings from plants in the garden.</p><p>Below are a couple of the photos that I have taken so far and hopefully as I use the reflection pool more will get better with the staging of the photos.</p>								</div>
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		<title>Garden Bird Photography</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aidan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday I spent the morning in the back garden setting up a new perch for photographing the birds that come to my feeders. I brought home a nice mossy tree branch that I picked up from a walk I]]></description>
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									<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4755" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-on-perch-out-my-back-garden.jpg" alt="blue-tit-on-perch-out-my-back-garden" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-on-perch-out-my-back-garden.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-on-perch-out-my-back-garden-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/blue-tit-on-perch-out-my-back-garden-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Last Saturday I spent the morning in the back garden setting up a new perch for photographing the birds that come to my feeders. I brought home a nice mossy tree branch that I picked up from a walk I had earlier in the week along the Boyne River in my local area in Drogheda.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t long before I had the birds coming to the feeders and the Sparrows started to perch on the mossy tree branch. After about an hour I realised that the tree branch was maybe a little too thick for the Blue Tits to perch on. I decided to add some bird feed on top of the mossy part of the tree branch to entice the Blue Tits to perch.</p><p>It didn&#8217;t take long before they landed and posed for a photograph.  In post processing I knew all I had to do to get rid of the food from the tree branch was to bring it into Photoshop and use the spot healing brush and it would be like it was never there.</p>								</div>
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		<title>The Dunnock along the Boyne River</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aidan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Dunnock As the World continues it&#8217;s battle against Covid-19 and with more lock down restrictions in Ireland, I took the decision earlier last year that I was going to start photographing wild birds in my local area of Drogheda]]></description>
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									<h1><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4760" src="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/boyne-river-dunnock-bird.jpg" alt="boyne-river-dunnock-bird" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/boyne-river-dunnock-bird.jpg 1200w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/boyne-river-dunnock-bird-750x500.jpg 750w, https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/boyne-river-dunnock-bird-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />The Dunnock</h1><p>As the World continues it&#8217;s battle against Covid-19 and with more lock down restrictions in Ireland, I took the decision earlier last year that I was going to start photographing wild birds in my local area of Drogheda as I found myself starting to struggle with compositions locally for landscape photography. So last week I set up my camera up along the Boyne River and managed to get a few shots of this beautiful little Dunnock along with some other species of birds.</p></div></div></div></div></div></section></div> <a href="https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/the-dunnock-along-the-boyne-river/#more-394" class="more-link elementor-more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading The Dunnock along the Boyne River">(more&hellip;)</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
					
		
		
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