blackbird – Aidan Curran Photography https://www.aidancurranphotography.com Landscape Photography Prints Ireland Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:34:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon.bmp blackbird – Aidan Curran Photography https://www.aidancurranphotography.com 32 32 Irish Photography Hides Laois https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/irish-photography-hides-laois/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:20:45 +0000 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/?p=2446

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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 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.

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,
Red Squirrel, Eurasian Jay, Yellowhammer, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Dunnock, blackbird, Robin, Cock and Hen Pheasant to name just a few.

I would highly recommend a visit to Richards hide even if you’re not into photography, just to see the amazing wildlife itself. I didn’t get to see the European Pine Marten on the day I visited, but I now have an excuse to revisit again next month!!

And as always you can support my photography journey by purchasing one of my prints from my online shop.

]]> 2446 Bird Reflection Pool For Garden Photography https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/bird-reflection-pool-for-garden-photography/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:56:07 +0000 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/?p=2277

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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 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” 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.

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.

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