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  1. The Red Bridge at Fota

    A scarlet-railed bridge, a limestone arch, and a pond almost still enough to hand you a second bridge for free. I caught this one at Fota Wildlife Park, framed through a gap in the spring foliage, the fresh greens crowding in from both sides. The contrast is what pulls me in. Those b...

    inphotos.org/2026/05/27/the-re

    #bridge #Cork #CorkHarbour #Fota #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #Landscape #Photo #Photography #pond #reflection #spring #woodland

  2. The Red Bridge at Fota

    A scarlet-railed bridge, a limestone arch, and a pond almost still enough to hand you a second bridge for free. I caught this one at Fota Wildlife Park, framed through a gap in the spring foliage, the fresh greens crowding in from both sides. The contrast is what pulls me in. Those bold red posts and rails against the cool grey stonework and the soft greens all around, with the whole thing folded neatly into its own reflection on the water. There's a wire mesh tucked under the arch, […]

    inphotos.org/2026/05/27/the-re

  3. 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...

    inphotos.org/2026/05/14/eye-of

    #BirdOfPrey #BirdPhotography #Cork #Eagle #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #Photo #Photography #raptor #SeaEagle #WhiteTailedEagle #WildlifePhotography

  4. 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.

    inphotos.org/2026/05/14/eye-of

  5. 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...

    inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little

    #bird #BirdPhotography #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #GrebeChick #Ireland #LittleGrebe #Nature #Photo #Photography #TachybaptusRuficollis #waterbird #WildlifePhotography

  6. 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 […]

    inphotos.org/2026/05/13/little

  7. 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...

    inphotos.org/2026/05/06/a-siam

    #BabyAnimals #Cork #FotaWildlifePark #gibbon #Ireland #MotherAndBaby #Photo #Photography #primates #siamang #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography

  8. 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 […]

    inphotos.org/2026/05/06/a-siam

  9. 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...

    inphotos.org/2026/05/05/the-pa

    #ArdeaCinerea #BirdPhotography #Birds #Cork #Fota #FotaWildlifePark #GreyHeron #heron #Ireland #Nature #Photo #Photography #telephoto #wildlife

  10. 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 […]

    inphotos.org/2026/05/05/the-pa

  11. Eye of the Bison

    I didn’t know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew throu...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

    #bison #conservation #Cork #EuropeanBison #FotaWildlifePark #Ireland #mammals #Photo #Photography #telephoto #WildlifePhotography #wisent

  12. Eye of the Bison

    I didn't know there were bison at Fota Wildlife Park, but near the end of my walk there with Henry we stopped at a field containing these large beasts! I wonder if they were overheating in their winter coats in the warm April sunshine, but I suspect the cold wind that blew through at intervals cooled them down. TIL that every European bison alive today descends from just twelve individuals. The species was hunted to extinction in the wild by the 1920s. The last truly wild one was shot in […]

    inphotos.org/2026/04/27/eye-of

  13. An Emerald at Fota

    This handsome iguana was lounging on a branch in the hothouse at Fota Wildlife Park this morning. He didn’t seem bothered by the passing crowds: kids, parents and inquisitive photographers with the wrong lenses. A bit of cropping and I had the frame I wanted. That re...

    inphotos.org/2026/04/19/an-eme

    #Cork #FijianIguana #Fota #FotaWildlifePark #green #Ireland #macro #Photo #Photography #reptile #TropicalHouse #WildlifePhotography #ZooPhotography

  14. An Emerald at Fota

    This handsome iguana was lounging on a branch in the hothouse at Fota Wildlife Park this morning. He didn't seem bothered by the passing crowds: kids, parents and inquisitive photographers with the wrong lenses. A bit of cropping and I had the frame I wanted. That red-rimmed stare never left me though, watching from the log, belying the relaxed sprawl.

    inphotos.org/2026/04/19/an-eme

  15. Fota Wildlife Park calls on the public to name a new baby colobus monkey – The Journal

    Fota Wildlife Park calls on the public to name a new baby colobus monkey  The JournalBaby colobus monkey born…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Colobusmonkey #cork #fotawildlifepark #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/344072/

  16. Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird flu – The Irish Times

    Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork is to close on Tuesday and Wednesday as a precautionary measure following…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #avianinfluenza #birdflu #FotaWildlifePark #IE #Ireland
    newsbeep.com/184127/

  17. Some photos of Fota Wildlife Park. Beautiful weather for it, too!

    #FotaWildlifePark #fotaWildlife #cork

  18. Had a lovely visit to #FotaWildlifePark today.
    Got some photos that I'm very happy with.

  19. Apparently it is #WorldGiraffeDay day, so here is one of the lads/lasses from #FotaWildlifePark in #CoCork

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