Tag Archives: County Mayo

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #231 – Favourite Images of 2022

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John asks us to choose our Favourite Images of 2022. Some I have divided them into a couple of categories. Firstly (and probably not surprisingly) pollinators.

Large carder bee
Tortoiseshell
Early bumblebee
Great yellow bumblebee

And then some wildflowers……………………

Pyramid orchid
Dandelion
Devil’s-bit scabious
Wood sorrel

And finally some places.

Mullet Peninsula
Lough Conn

Many thanks to John for getting us off to a good start for this year’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.

Lens-Artist Challenge #195: Colourful Expressions

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Today we enjoyed a beautiful walk in Brackloon woods near Westport, Co Mayo. The wood is a Special Area Conservation due to the presence of old oak woodland. It was full of the colours of spring. The woodland floor covered in flowers. Mossy greens , the pink stems of Herb Robert, yellow Lesser Celandine and white Wood Sorrel.

Woodland floor

Here the Wood Sorrel in more detail, and below that the Celandine.

Wood sorrel
Lesser Celandine

Also the delicate white of Greater Stitchwort.

Greater Stitchwort

Among the flower butterflies added further colour and beauty. First the aptly named Peacock and below the Holly Blue butterfly, tiny but like a little bit of sky fliting about.

Peacock butterfly
Holly Blue Butterfly

It does the soul good to immerse oneself in nature for a little while.

Thank you to Anne at Slow Shutter Speed for this week’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge.