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
What is this mushroom we saw on the Antrim coast? Readers’ nature queries Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on dor beetles, bog asphodel, Ichneumon fly and the box-tree moth caterpillarSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
What is this mushroom-like growth that appeared in a planter pot? Readers’ nature queries Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on earthstar fungus, much-maligned ivy, comma butterfly and the caterpillar of the pale tussock mothSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
What’s this bird that’s been in my garden lately? Readers’ nature queriesEye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on Dyers Mazegill fungus, dog sick slime mould and sparrowhawksSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:02
Eye on Nature: Bird on the loose, unusual seaweed and cucumber spidersYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
What are these mushrooms I found on Kilrush golf course? Readers’ nature queries Eanna Ní Lamhna on fly agaric mushrooms, pine martens, death’s head hawkmoths, buzards and turnstonesSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Is this a lost pet I found by the Liffey’s banks?Eye on Nature: Is this a lost pet I found by the Liffey’s banks?Sat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Whales, moths, grasshoppers, caterpillars and moreYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: A tree that’s all ears, a hairy moth and a buzzard’s ringYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 01 2022 - 05:00
Eye on Nature: Mating moths, frilly fungus, the dreaded giant hogweed and buzzards in CorkYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:01
Eye on Nature: It’s about 20cm and flies were feeding on it. What on earth is it?Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 17 2022 - 05:02
Can you identify this insect found in our garden? Readers’ nature queriesReaders' nature queries: Eanna Ní Lamhna on Ichneumon wasps, the currant clearwing moth, common hawker dragonfly and the elephant hawkmothSat Sept 10 2022 - 05:00
A puffin stuffin’ itself with sand eels. Readers’ nature queriesÉanna Ní Lamhna on Ireland’s only native lizard, a strange earwig and a huge caterpillarSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: A large emerald moth, door snails and a domestic pigeonYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: A bloodthirsty horsefly, butterfly eggs and a female sawflyYour notes and queries for Eanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
