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Love Irish animals??
Juanita Browne writes:
My First Book of Irish Animals’ is a picture-book for young children to introduce them to the wonderful wild animals we have in this country. The book is illustrated by the hugely talented Aoife Quinn, from County Wicklow.
The motivation for this book came from reading to my own young children. I would have loved to have been able to show them a book like this with big drawings and information about our Irish wildlife but unfortunately could fine one. In book shops today, there are lots of picture books available about sharks and bears, big cats and spiders from all over the world, but there are none that focus specifically on the Irish fauna.
Supporters who back this journey will in effect be pre-ordering a copy or copies of the book which can be posted to them or to friends or family as gifts.
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Above: A Rainbow Eucalyptus in Kaui, Hawaii, the Dark Hedges, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland; Dragon Blood trees in Yemen; a Japanese Maple in Portland Oregon and a 144 year-old Wisteria in Japan
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A ghostly infrared timelapse of Mamane tree ‘bones’ on Kohala Mountain in Hawaii by Gary Yost.
Pre-European Chant: “Ku’u wahine i ka ua ‘Ulalena” by Charles Albert Manu’alkohanaiki’illili Boyd.
Quebec’s Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook transformed into Foresta Lumina – a magical illuminated trail by Montreal based studio Moment Factory.
The display includes a 2km trail through illuminated groves, peopled by shadowy figures and projected nocturnal shenanigans including an atmospheric portal installed at the end of the longest suspension bridge in North America.
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Redditor PaerkutRob‘s (re)post of mushrooms blooming on the bark of a tree.
Painstakingly augmented by fellow Redditor tacothecat here.
Stormy seas off Montauk, New York captured in dramatic, painterly style by fine art photographer Dalton Portella.
Snooty, a manatee raised in captivity since 1948, currently resident at South Florida Museum’s Parker Manatee Aquarium, turned 66 this week. In the wild, manatees rarely live past 30 and many don’t make it to 10, regularly dying from injuries inflicted by boat propellors.
Snooty eats 70-80lbs of lettuce, carrots, kale, cabbage, bok choy, broccoli and other assorted vegetables every day, which his keepers suggest has contributed to his remarkable flatulence longevity.
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Nature finds a way.
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Incredible high-speed macro shots of hummingbirds, including an extreme close up of a 13cm long Green Crowned Brilliant (top) photographed by Chris Morgan at Bosque de Paz reserve in Costa Rica.
More of his work here.