Comments for Ireland's Wildlife http://www.irelandswildlife.com Get closer to the wild side of Ireland Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:54:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Wolf Spider (Pardosa amentata) by thelma whittle http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/wolf-spider-pardosa-amentata/#comment-2848 thelma whittle Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:54:31 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/wolf-spider-pardosa-amentata/#comment-2848 I live i Blessington, co.wicklow, I have found lots of wolf spiders on my window, we have double glazing but the spiders are able to get under the window ledge as there is a tiny gap between the opening to allow the window to lock. They are freaky big. How can I get rid of them? do these spiders have any particular place to live? Thank you, from a non like of spiders of any size. Thelma I live i Blessington, co.wicklow, I have found lots of wolf spiders on my window, we have
double glazing but the spiders are able to get under the window ledge as there is a tiny gap
between the opening to allow the window to lock. They are freaky big. How can I get rid of them?

do these spiders have any particular place to live?

Thank you, from a non like of spiders of any size.

Thelma

]]> Comment on Hop to it: report your Irish frog sightings by sylvia healy http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2012/02/hop-to-it-report-your-irish-frog-sightings/#comment-2847 sylvia healy Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:17:03 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/?p=1172#comment-2847 Hi, we saw a common frog in Sandymount in Dublin this morning on the footpath. Hi, we saw a common frog in Sandymount in Dublin this morning on the footpath.

]]> Comment on Chemical Warfare in the Irish Countryside by Diane Duffin http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/chemical-warfare-in-the-irish-countryside/#comment-2677 Diane Duffin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:06 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/chemical-warfare-in-the-irish-countryside/#comment-2677 I heard of that years ago. Also we were told that at a certain time of the year ferns release a lot of fungal type spores that shouldn't be breathed in, and as children we were told to keep away from them. I heard of that years ago. Also we were told that at a certain time of the year ferns release a lot of fungal type spores that shouldn’t be breathed in, and as children we were told to keep away from them.

]]> Comment on Chemical Warfare in the Irish Countryside by Foxglove Lane http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/chemical-warfare-in-the-irish-countryside/#comment-2669 Foxglove Lane Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:09:44 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/chemical-warfare-in-the-irish-countryside/#comment-2669 Great stuff. I have also heard that it's not great for humans to trail through the ferns at the end of summer when the plants release more of the toxins when brushed against, not sure if that's true, excellent post! Thank you and I love all your Facebook links too! Great stuff. I have also heard that it’s not great for humans to trail through the ferns at the end of summer when the plants release more of the toxins when brushed against, not sure if that’s true, excellent post! Thank you and I love all your Facebook links too!

]]> Comment on Whale watching in West Cork by Whales, dolphins, sharks and more off West Cork http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/whale-watching-in-west-cork/#comment-2660 Whales, dolphins, sharks and more off West Cork Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/whale-watching-in-west-cork/#comment-2660 [...] for a lifetime, and now ranks as my second best whale-encounter worldwide (the best is still this whale watching trip from November 2004), and my top three have now been off West Cork – which is beating places like [...] [...] for a lifetime, and now ranks as my second best whale-encounter worldwide (the best is still this whale watching trip from November 2004), and my top three have now been off West Cork – which is beating places like [...]

]]> Comment on Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) by Whales, dolphins, sharks and more off West Cork http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/fin-whale-balaenoptera-physalus/#comment-2659 Whales, dolphins, sharks and more off West Cork Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:33:13 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/05/fin-whale-balaenoptera-physalus/#comment-2659 [...] were on the trail of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), the second largest animal ever to have lived on this planet, and annual visitors to inshore Irish [...] [...] were on the trail of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), the second largest animal ever to have lived on this planet, and annual visitors to inshore Irish [...]

]]> Comment on Unseasonal shenanigans by David Gorman http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2012/02/unseasonal-shenanigans/#comment-2651 David Gorman Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:12:24 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/?p=1186#comment-2651 Very good article Calvin. It is a real worry and hazard for the wildlife. Let's hope they can still manage and it doesn't go totally out of sync. Regards - Dave Very good article Calvin. It is a real worry and hazard for the wildlife. Let’s hope they can still manage and it doesn’t go totally out of sync.

Regards – Dave

]]> Comment on Ninth Wicklow red kite poisoning confirmed by Clare Stevenson http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2012/01/ninth-wicklow-red-kite-poisoning-confirmed/#comment-2598 Clare Stevenson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/?p=1159#comment-2598 Very sad to hear read about the death of the red kite. Just to let you know that I saw a red kite circleing in the Brittas Bay area today, 3rd February 2012 at about 12.15. Hopefully there are some more left. Regards Clare Stevenson Very sad to hear read about the death of the red kite. Just to let you know that I saw a red kite circleing in the Brittas Bay area today, 3rd February 2012 at about 12.15. Hopefully there are some more left.

Regards
Clare Stevenson

]]> Comment on Common Frog (Rana temporaria) by Hop to it: report your Irish frog sightings - Ireland's Wildlife http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2012/01/common-frog-rana-temporaria/#comment-2547 Hop to it: report your Irish frog sightings - Ireland's Wildlife Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:12:33 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/?p=978#comment-2547 [...] The survey helps the IPCC to map the distribution and habitat preferences of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria), Ireland’s most widespread and familiar amphibian [...] [...] The survey helps the IPCC to map the distribution and habitat preferences of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria), Ireland’s most widespread and familiar amphibian [...]

]]> Comment on Bottlenose dolphins making a splash at Dalkey/Killiney Bay by Jenny Corish http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/06/bottlenose-dolphins-making-a-splash-at-dalkeykilliney-bay/#comment-2290 Jenny Corish Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:17:29 +0000 http://www.irelandswildlife.com/2011/06/bottlenose-dolphins-making-a-splash-at-dalkeykilliney-bay/#comment-2290 Hi, we saw two today. It was an amazing sight. I thought there were meant to be three. I wonder where the third one is. 22/01/2012 Hi, we saw two today. It was an amazing sight. I thought there were meant to be three. I wonder where the third one is.

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