Springtime is here....and so are the lambs
This is a bird sanctuary near my home
I took these photos today not far from where i live. It is always lovely to see the new-born lambs in the fields. It is a true sign that Spring has arrived. The photo underneath is one of what is known as a Turlough. This is a lake which disappears at certain times of the year and is linked underground to a river or a stream. This one is the breeding ground for many different species of bird. The birds are protected here and, for bird lovers, it is a great place to come to visit and study them. In the coming months of early Summer the water will disappear and the grass will be green and the emerging fields will be populated by cattle instead of birds. There are many of these Turloughs in Ireland and their infrastructure is limestone, which of course is porous. The Turloughs are often linked to underground streams and rivers which then flow to the sea and these lakes can be tidal. The water can rise and fall with the tides. In some cases salt water from the sea can reach the lakes themselves at times. Many of our Irish lakes are also quiet shallow which leads to lush growth on the bottom of these lakes. Because of their shallowness they are also rich in oxygen, and, along with this great supply of feed, we get a great variety of fish in our lakes. Ireland is a fishermans paradise.
I live in County Galway on the west coast of Ireland in a rural setting and i am surrounded by so many beautiful and interesting places. I have Connemara to the North of me and the Burren of county Clare to the south west. My location is ideal for what i do as i am never more than a couple of hours from most places i need to get to. The motor-ways have made everywhere so much more accessible and my clients will always be arriving to either Dublin airport or Shannon. Living in the west of Ireland is something i treasure. I love the wonderful mountain ranges all along the west coast, the fantastic views of the mighty Atlantic, and the variety of beautiful and colourful towns all along our coast. Where could you find places to equal Connemara, the Aran Islands, the Burren of county Clare, Killarney , Dingle and the Ring of Kerry, the southern coastline through Bantry and Skibbereen and Kinsale, the magic of Blarney with its famous Blarney stone and the town of Cork with its harbour at Cobh from where many of our ancestors sailed on their way to the USA. I could go on and on as there is so much more to see and to enjoy here. Come and see it for yourself. If you need me then just write and let me know.
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