What is this unusual fish washed up on the shore?Éanna Ní Lamhna on a strange fungus, a brave red squirrel and an energetic butterflySat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
This bat’s prey can include spiders, beetles, earwigs and mothsYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
This large day-flying owl with bright yellow eyes breeds in northern EuropeYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: A striking fungus, algae and coral that goes by ‘Dead Man’s Fingers’Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Himalayan honeysuckle spreads easily and is categorised as an invasive species Éanna Ní Lamhna on a washed-up leatherback turtle, a strange fish and the black pheasant of the familySat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Dung flys indulge in wing-waving displays on the flowers of umbels They often occur in vast swarms running around over vegetationSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
‘We saw 18 waxwings on our outing to Inch’: Readers’ nature queries and observationsEye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on green shield bugs, common green grasshoppers and speckled bush cricketsSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Warning: Never touch ill or dying sea birdsYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
The Garden or Cross spider is completely harmless. Unless you are a flyYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
The Viviparous lizard is our only native reptile – Readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on smooth newts, crane flies, cellar spiders, yellow stagshorn and peacock butterfliesSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
There are two or even three generations of the holly blue butterfly a yearÉanna Ní Lamhna on the sexton beetle, mating moths and a dead fishSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Distillation review: This ode to our landscape will give you a new perspective on Ireland’s bogs, writes Eanna Ní LamhnaDublin Theatre Festival 2023: The smells of turf, smoke and mosses help convey the effect of our exploitation of our bogs over centuriesFri Oct 06 2023 - 18:32
Reversed Clover often planted for use as fodder and hay in central and southern EuropeYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
How did this spider manage to hold on to and kill a much larger butterfly?Éanna Ní Lamhna on getting your hawks straight, the hawthorn shieldbug, and a bat that fell flatSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
‘I found this giant fungus in muggy weather. Is it rare?’Eanna Ní Lamhna on fungus, swallows, hedgehogs, mating ants and moreSat Sept 16 2023 - 06:00
A pelagic snail can float on the surface of the sea by means of a raft of trapped air bubbles Éanna Ní Lamhna on mosquitoes, a washed-up whale bone and breeding ospreys in FermanaghSat Sept 09 2023 - 06:00
Hummingbird hawk moths beat their wings so fast they appear as a brownish blurÉanna Ní Lamhna on a serpentine sighting, mating hoverflies and a very hungry caterpillarSat Sept 02 2023 - 06:00
Why you should never touch a dead or dying birdÉanna Ní Lamhna on the threat posed by avian flu, mating soldier beetles and Clare fossilsSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Seeing loads of jellyfish? That’s bad news for biodiversity Éanna Ní Lamhna on the knock-on effects of overfishing, the black-headed gull and the holy grail of beetle spottingSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
We were lucky to have three owlets in our area for six weeks. Readers’ nature queries Éanna Ní Lamhna on the cream-spot ladybird, wasps’ nests, the clouded border moth, the pied hoverfly and pygmy shrimpSat Aug 12 2023 - 07:00
We spotted these ripe blackberries in mid-July. Is this a record?Éanna Ní Lamhna on a flesh-eating beetle, summer truffles and a white moth that does not feed as an adultSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
This damselfly flew from my garden pond to a nearby flowerbed. What type is it?Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
What’s this dragonfly spotted on a garden rose called? Readers’ nature queries Éanna Ní Lamhna on Riband Wave moths, the male sparrowhawk, garden spiderlings and FoxglovesSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Woodpeckers; box tree moth; marsh helleborines; barrel jellyfish; red latticed stinkhorn; and silver-washed fritillaryYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
‘Huge increase’ in cuckoos in our garden – Readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on larva, large house spiders and peacock caterpillarsSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
One across: what is this clueless bug perusing my Crosaire?Éanna Ní Lamhna on the longhorn beetle, a viviparous lizard and a smooth newtSat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
Need to ward off evil spirits? Try this flower of the river ShannonÉanna Ní Lamhna on a worm known as a mouse and a carnivorous bedroom invaderSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Why have this kingfisher’s ungrateful chicks rejected a fine fish supper? Éanna Ní Lamhna on slugs versus humans, a native Irish fern and red-listed puffinsSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
There are loads of these creatures in our pond, what are they? Readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on freshwater shrimps, brent geese and mating snailsSat Jun 10 2023 - 04:45
What type of bird was this chick’s skeleton I found in my chimney? Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna deals with your notes, observations and queriesSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
What’s this star of the sea spotted by pupils from Scoil Réalt na Mara?Éanna Ní Lamhna on a spotted dogfish, a unique Irish butterfly and gold nuggetSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
What are these hollow little specimens found on the shoreline? And other readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on wood sorrel, greylag geese and ‘alien-like’ creaturesSat May 20 2023 - 05:00
How can you tell a lobster’s age? It’s all in the eyesÉanna Ní Lamhna on disappeared cranes, depleted hen harriers and dead earthwormsSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Can you settle an argument between me and my neighbour about bluebells?Eanna Ní Lamhna answers questions about hairy-footed flower bees, bluebells and dead man’s fingersSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
What is this unusual beach dweller? Readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on the large necklace shell, Burren beauties, and deadly incontinenceSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Seven ladybirds hibernating together on a tree? And other readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on the dreaded lily beetle, a washed-up dolphin and the White Death spiderSat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
What creature causes abstract doodles on this bramble leaf?Eanna Ní Lamhna on blackthorn, butterflies and a rescued field mouseSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: What are these strange mauve-coloured mushrooms growing on my shed?Your notes and queries from the outside world for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Is this tiny bird a goldcrest? And other readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on strange insects, yellow fungus, aggressive robins and an unusual-looking wormSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Does this rock really contain a fossil? Readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on Red-throated Divers, dormice, wood pigeons and a swan’s footSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Why did the frog cross the railway track? And other readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on murderous sparrowhawks, a pathogenic fungus and a case of mistaken identitySat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
Is this large spider I found in my attic poisonous? Readers’ nature queries Eanna Ní Lamhna on dunnocks, Harlequin ladybirds, cormorants and mason beesSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Is it unusual for snipe to turn up in a city garden? Readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on woodcock, mushrooms, aphids, buzzards and hazel catkinsSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
Are greenfinch on the endangered list? Readers’ nature queriesEanna Ní Lamhna on tortoiseshell butterfly, pied wagtail, egrets and early emerging queen bumble beesSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Can you identify this snail? Readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on furze flowering times, a slimy mushroom and a drawback of daffodilsSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Is this fungus too poisonous to even touch? Readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on a field mouse, a spider’s elaborate trap and a ‘nasty’ invasive speciesSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Unusually coloured fungus on the dunes at MagilliganYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Ladybird larva, slime mould, witches’ brooms, and why oystercatchers stand on one legYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Curious case of the red admiral butterflyYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:00
These fungi suddenly mushroomed in my back garden? Readers' nature queries: Eanna Ní Lamhna on sulphur tuft fungus, the New Zealand flatworm, Silverfish, reindeer and Christmas treesSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
