Tailored Walking Tours of the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and Ireland's West Coast. Specialising in Zoology, Marine Biology, Geology, Botany and History
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Last Notes npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Morning fog droplets covering every available space on the surface of this Ladies mantle (Alchemilla sp.) leaf. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Septarian nodule (fossilized mud bubble). npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast The underside of an Arctic Cowrie (Trivia arctica) shell with grooves running across it as fine as fingerprints. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Barnacle encrusted, Shore Crab (Carcinus maenas) carapace. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fiadh, framed in a coastal canyon. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A shore polished concretion, formed in an ancient delta deposit, eroded out by the action of the Atlantic and worn smooth by sand and waves. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Lepidodendron fossils. Fossilized root sections from giant (up to 50m) tree-like club moss species that grew in the tropical swampy conditions, that prevailed on this part of the planets surface over 300 million years ago. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Sea urchin shell without it's spines. Found on the Burren shoreline in an area with quite a few empt shells and bits of crabs - I may have stumbled across a seagull picnic spot 😋 npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Spear Thistles (Cirsium vulgare) just beginning to flower on the Cliffs of Moher. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Pink Cuttlefish (Sepia orbignyana) bone. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Bloody Crane's-bill (Geranium sanguineum) flowers are on full display across the Burren at the moment. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Sand ripples preserved in stone. Part of an ancient sea bed that once covered this area over 300 million years ago- they are now found in the rock layers that make up the Cliffs of Moher. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A gorgeous day for a walk with Fiadh, through the flowers by the sea. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Purple sea-urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) shell with (almost) all of its spines removed. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae). npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A drystone wall in the Burren with what appears to be a floating rock in the middle of it 🪄 😲 npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A stormbeach concretion, shaped over time in the sedimentary layers of the Cliffs of Moher and polished smooth by Atlantic waves. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast An absolutely stunning Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata) resting on the wall of a friend's house yesterday afternoon. I can't remember ever seeing one this striking 😍 npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A wispy, summer, skyscape. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast The Cliffs of Moher/Insanity. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A piece of a Septarian nodule - eroded from coastal sedimentary layers by the action of the Atlantic ocean. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Heath spotted-Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) in the Burren National park. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Morning at the Cliffs of Moher. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast "Pink Pompoms" a pair of fluffy tufts of Coral weed (Corallina officinalis) growing in rockpools on the lowtide. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A water trickle, following a well worn path through the limestone bedrock. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A greenish granitic orb - Most likely a glacial deposit, dropped here at the end of the ice age over 15,000 years ago. Then worn down and polished by the action of Atlantic waves in more recent years. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A fly stopping over on a bramble flower, feeding on nectar and gathering pollen to spread as it goes about its day. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A small By-the-Wind Sailor (Velella velella) blown ashore by the recent summer winds. Usually open ocean drifters they occasionally get blown ashore in large numbers. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast An unsettled Summers day with churning seas and strong winds pushing waterfalls back up the cliff.. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fossilized Goniatite shells, spiraling throughout this piece of shale concretion. Each one a, stone imprint of a tiny life, lived out in a tropical sea over 300 million years ago. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Flowering Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea), standing tall along stone walls on quiet bog roads. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Drinker moth caterpillar (Euthrix potatoria). npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Calcite veins connecting in a sea smoothed, shore stone. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A tiny Common Starfish (Asterias rubens), a close-up of a Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) and three individuals of the same species showing their colour variations. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Map Lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum), each with their own territory and boundaries, on this piece of hillside stone. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A White Ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast "A Polka-dot Pebble" npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A cast off Shore crab (Carcinus maenas) carapace. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fossilized Goniatites in a shale concretion. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Seafoam swirling beneath Sliabh Liag. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Underside of a Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) with its tube feet giving a confused mexican wave. 🤣 npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fiadh, pushing through a freshly flowered patch of Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi). npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Solitary Rugose Coral fossil. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Sea slater (Ligia oceanica) - marine relatives of the more commonly spotted Woodlouse. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A wee bit of forest, flowing water and birdsong to start the morning off. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A pair of Goniatite fossils eroding out of the stormbeach stones they've been hidden inside for over 300 million years. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fiadh in a field of Seapinks near Doolin. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Small golf-ball sized hollows on the floor of a rockpool - created by sea-urchins and now occupied by a colorful variety of sealife. Each containing it own unique mix of intertidal life!! npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Another triple-holed Hagstone. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A Septarian nodule - reminds me of the symbols used for organic Chemistry at school 🤣 npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast A two tone granitic shore-stone. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast An unfurling fiddle-head in the Burren National park. npub1kgewykf23fjfykzmy0wwdnvzhat6g4q57xe63nvz7ckdhn9g2hvqczn08q Cormac's Coast Fossilized Bivalve in shale and a fossilized Brachiopod in limestone.
