#fotawildlifepark — Public Fediverse posts
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Eye of the Eagle
I spent a few minutes watching this white-tailed eagle do absolutely nothing, and it was riveting. It sat on its branch at Fota Wildlife Park like it owned the place which, fair enough, when you’re the largest bird of prey in Ireland, you probably do. The dark backdrop d...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/14/eye-of-the-eagle/
#BirdOfPrey #BirdPhotography #Cork #Eagle #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #Photo #Photography #raptor #SeaEagle #WhiteTailedEagle #WildlifePhotography
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Eye of the Eagle
I spent a few minutes watching this white-tailed eagle do absolutely nothing, and it was riveting. It sat on its branch at Fota Wildlife Park like it owned the place which, fair enough, when you're the largest bird of prey in Ireland, you probably do. The dark backdrop did me a favour here, throwing all the attention onto that pale, scruffy head and the hooked yellow beak. A moment later he launched into the air and flew off to another part of his enclosure. -
Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It’s basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat a...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little-grebe-smaller-grebe/
#bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography
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Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It’s basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat a...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little-grebe-smaller-grebe/
#bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography
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Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It’s basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat a...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little-grebe-smaller-grebe/
#bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography
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Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It’s basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat a...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little-grebe-smaller-grebe/
#bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography
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Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It’s basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat a...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little-grebe-smaller-grebe/
#bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography
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Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It's basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat and businesslike beak, was patrolling the surface and the chick paddled over, demanding food with the kind of cheek only baby birds can pull off. I love how the second shot caught the wee one drifting solo, perfectly mirrored on glassy water, looking […] -
Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It's basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat and businesslike beak, was patrolling the surface and the chick paddled over, demanding food with the kind of cheek only baby birds can pull off. I love how the second shot caught the wee one drifting solo, perfectly mirrored on glassy water, looking […] -
Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It's basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat and businesslike beak, was patrolling the surface and the chick paddled over, demanding food with the kind of cheek only baby birds can pull off. I love how the second shot caught the wee one drifting solo, perfectly mirrored on glassy water, looking […] -
Little Grebe, Smaller Grebe
I was visiting Fota Wildlife Park with Henry recently when he spotted these two in an enclosure and I genuinely cannot get over how small a little grebe chick is. It's basically a wet pom-pom with an attitude. The adult, all chestnut throat and businesslike beak, was patrolling the surface and the chick paddled over, demanding food with the kind of cheek only baby birds can pull off. I love how the second shot caught the wee one drifting solo, perfectly mirrored on glassy water, looking […] -
A Siamang and Her Little Passenger
The siamang barely moved while I framed the shot. Two long arms hooked around the timber, and then a bundle of jet-black fur with two enormous eyes peering up. I’d wandered over to Fota’s gibbon island half-expecting the usual whooping chorus, but instea...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/06/a-siamang-and-her-little-passenger/
#BabyAnimals #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #gibbon #Ireland #MotherAndBaby #Photo #Photography #primates #siamang #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography
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A Siamang and Her Little Passenger
The siamang barely moved while I framed the shot. Two long arms hooked around the timber, and then a bundle of jet-black fur with two enormous eyes peering up. I'd wandered over to Fota's gibbon island half-expecting the usual whooping chorus, but instead caught this quieter scene: mum holding her ground in a patch of sun, baby latched on to her. The light caught the auburn glints in her coat and the tiny one's startled little face, and I had maybe three seconds before she swung off into the […]https://inphotos.org/2026/05/06/a-siamang-and-her-little-passenger/
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The Patient Watchers of Fota Wildlife Park
Two herons, two very different moods. The first one had clambered up into the bare branches like it owned the place, scruffy chest plumes blowing about and that sharp yellow eye scanning the park below. The second was posing in profile on the nett...
https://inphotos.org/2026/05/05/the-patient-watchers-of-fota-wildlife-park/
#ArdeaCinerea #BirdPhotography #Birds #Cork #Fota #FotaWildlifePark #GreyHeron #heron #Ireland #Nature #Photo #Photography #telephoto #wildlife
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The Patient Watchers of Fota Wildlife Park
Two herons, two very different moods. The first one had clambered up into the bare branches like it owned the place, scruffy chest plumes blowing about and that sharp yellow eye scanning the park below. The second was posing in profile on the netting above one of the enclosures, side-lit by late sun that caught every layer of grey and white in its plumage. Fota is full of exotic species you've travelled to see, and then you spend ten minutes photographing the local heron because it simply […]https://inphotos.org/2026/05/05/the-patient-watchers-of-fota-wildlife-park/