Fallen reeds catching the last rays of the sun at the lake edge at Lough Boora 💛 Fallen Gold @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social
Tina Claffey Photography
@tinaclaffey.bsky.social
Irish macro nature photographer with a love for bogs, wetlands, forests, and all wild places www.tinaclaffey.com
Nature is the artist ❤️ These emerging grasses within the lake at Lough Boora caught my eye. The water so still, the perfect reflection created the most beautiful natural sculpture 💕 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social
Autumn treasures at Abbeyleix bog 💕 a magical time of the year!! @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
The 2nd duspatch by John Feehan from Killaun bog. This time focusing on the bogholes, history, turf culture, geography and botanical wonders within the bogholes. Invaluable knowledge @peatlandecr.byoutube.com @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=RIvx...
Dispatches from Killaun Bog nr Birr - Episode 2 - Bogholes (Part 1) with John Feehan
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Always magical to find this tiny little beauty, Green Elfcup fungi. What a colour to find in nature 💚 I found this little beauty in Abbeyleix bog's wet woodland a few years ago, one of those beautiful crisp Autumnal mornings @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
I am truly honoured to have been nominated for this wonderful Bean Feasa project 💖 thank you to Tóchar Wetlands Restoration and all who nominated me. www.tocharwetlands.ie/uncategorise... @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
Acclaimed Offaly based Nature Photographer Tina Claffey and Offaly Broadcaster Aisling O'Rourke Selected for Bean Feasa Portrait Series - Tóchar Wetlands
Bean Feasa, meaning wise woman, celebrates the work of women helping to restore, protect and reimagine nature across Ireland. Thursday, 24 September 2026, Ireland: Two […]
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An enchanted goblet of fire...Fly Agaric ❤️ A magical time of the year.... @claireissimo.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social
Devil's Bits Scabious is such an important late bloomer for our insects 💕 I love when it is on the cusp of bursting into bloom, like a little purple pincushion! @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
Walking in the wet woodland of Killaun in 2020, and accidentally kicking over a well rotted branch, and I noticed this tiny little fungi. When I looked at it through the macro lens I was blown away by its beauty. This is a Mycena species, the Dewdrop Bonnet @peatlandecr.bsky.social
1st of a series of 4 films on Killaun bog. If you have an interest in natural science and geology, this is a gem. John Feehan at his finest. Honoured to be part of the filming team. youtu.be/gZBfBWLEZZY?... @peatlandecr.bsky.social @sphagnums.bsky.social
Killaun Bog, nr Birr - Beginnings
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If you are going to the #NationalPloughingChampionship be sure to pop to the ‘Experience Offaly Pavilion’, Row 4 Block 8 Stand 152 You will get the opportunity to have your photo taken with my larger than life grasshopper! There will be a choice of Offaly backdrops to choose from 💕 delighted!!
The Devil's Bit Scabious is loved by so many of our wondrous little creatures ❤️ this Knotgrass moth caterpillar exploring in the foggy dew @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
This Birch Shieldbug was on Devil's Bit Scabious, and its beauty took my breath away when I viewed it through the macro lens. Covered in misty dew, his shield shaped back appeared like he was covered in precious jewels. Magical encounter ♥️ @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
It's that magical time of the year 💜 the heather is in full bloom...so good for the soul to immerse yourself in that sea of purple after a stressful day... I am missing being out there!! Have a lovely week ahead 💜 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Lesser Bladderwort doesn't get enough nutrients from the bog and has adapted to survive. The bladder sacs within the undergrowth that the flower grows on at the bog pool release a scent into the bog pool that attracts tiny microscopic life. The bladder sacs open,they are sucked inside and digested.
Sometimes I can sense that I am being watched...this curious little grasshopper watched me as I was lying down exploring the living carpet with my camera ❤️ @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social
Such a stunning little day flying moth, the Six Spot Burnet moth. Those six scarlet red spots are hard to miss! Resting on beautiful Knapweed. What a regal creature ❤️ @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
Always a joy to encounter the little Common Blue butterfly 🦋 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Nature's star 🌟 Wild Carrot in bloom 💕 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social
The sphagnum mosses are grateful for this deluge of rain after such a long dry spell... holding over 20 times their own weight in water, they are life giving natural sponges ❤️ @sphagnums.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social
It was such a pleasure to photograph the rare Pipewort wildflower in the heart of Connemara, at the edge of a bog pool. Its little spherical head mesmerising when viewed from the top! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social
Branched Bur-reed with its magnificent spherical flower heads, in bloom at the edge of the Camcor, at Camcor Park, Birr, in the fading evening light. Beauty on our doorstep! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
Hidden in plain sight among the Sphagnum mosses, the Round leaved Sundew lies in wait for its prey 💕 such a beauty @peatlandecr.bsky.social @sphagnums.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
A snow white enchanted Reindeer lichen tree among the ruby red sphagnum mosses 💕 at Aghaweenagh bog Co. Cavan @peatlandecr.bsky.social @sphagnums.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social
A golden star of beauty ⭐️ the Bog Asphodel its Summer plumage 💕 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @
These semi submerged sundews caught my eye in the swampy depths of Fartrin bog 💕 their sticky tentacles entangling.... exquisite little carnivores!!! @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
The wonderful Sphagnum sporangium or capsule, its lid on the cusp of popping open to disperse thousands of precious spores into the breeze...what a beautiful little treasure within the living carpet of Fartrin bog, Co. Cavan @sphagnums.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social
What an otherworldly creature ❤️ the Sallow Kitten moth caterpillar looks like a curled up leaf to the passer by, but wow, so amazing up close!!! @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Finally, the fully emerged Four Spot Chaser is ready to take to the skies. His spectacular wings fully stretched and ready to go...what a wonder of nature ❤️ @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social
