Wildlife – garybarnett.uk

Brown Hare in the Golden Hour, August 2025

Gary — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:49:43 +0000

At the edge of the harvested wheat field on the warm August evening.

Brown Hare, August 2025

Gary — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:12:08 +0000

I have just managed to capture a full-body image of a brown hare, especially without the grass covering its feet. Its appearance is different from the Irish hare; I wasn’t even aware of the difference in species of hares in the UK/Ireland! See my other post on Irish hare; they seemed to have shorter ears and brown fur.

Birds of Ballyronan, April 2025

Gary — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:21:09 +0000

On the shore of the Lough Neagh, at the Ballyronan Marina.

The presence of a diverse bird population is evident there, thanks to the abundant Lough Neagh flies (midge), which are harmless but you can see from their presence in the photos. Pictures were taken on the 8th of April, due to better (and warmer) weather conditions.

Ballyronan Marina: www.midulstercouncil.org/ballyronanmarina

Cruising…

Black Moorhen, Lough Neagh

Gary — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 17:39:16 +0000

Red-Chested Swallows

Gary — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:22:42 +0000

Red-Chested Swallows

Robin of the Summer, July 2024

Gary — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:33:11 +0000

Not very often do you see robins in the summer, and I thought they looked quite different from the ones you normally see in the winter. They appeared duller and less fluffy.

Irish Hare, April 2025

Gary — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:18:02 +0000

The image above captures a close-up view of the hare, which emerged momentarily after I inadvertently frightened the buzzard away while attempting to capture a close-up of it perched on a long tree.

Apparently, the wildlife animals on the ground waited in hiding while the buzzards were hovering around above.

Additional Photos (Misc)

Antrim Lough Shore Park, December 2024

Gary — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:26:43 +0000

Antrim Lough Shore Park sits on the shore of Lough Neagh, which is the largest (also freshwater) lake in the British Isles.

From the car park there, you can walk through Rea’s Wood, which takes you towards Dublin Road and back. In the opposite direction, you can also walk to Antrim Castle Park.

It is one of my favourite places to walk, with plenty of sightseeing for the nature and wildlife, especially the birds and the shore of the Lough Neagh.

It is a must-see location because there is nothing quite like it on the rest of Lough Neagh. I took a long stroll there in the late afternoon of December, which was not the ideal time to visit due to the erratic weather and early winter nightfall, but the sunset was beautiful right before the heavy downpour!