Traditional handlines have been used for sustainable, selective fishing on the #islands for generations. National Museum of Ireland have been researching their use ouririshheritage.org/content/archiv… #Pollack #islands #Muireann #SSF #Darróg #Glionda #Glend #handline

A feather from a leucistic pheasant. The pale female pheasant this belongs to has been living around here for a few years now and has had multiple clutches of chicks. Some of which are pale just like their mother. County Clare, Ireland.

A fresh late summers day at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

What I think may be a section of fossilized sponge, possibly Cyathophycus balori - A species recently identified by Dr Eamon Doyle here in the "Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Geopark". County Clare, Ireland.

A dark and changing sky, dancing seas and whistling wind, add their drama to an already imposing scene at the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland.

Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) flowering all over the place. County Clare, Ireland.

A Blue-rayed Limpet (Patella pellucida) encrusted with bryozoans and oyster spat. County Clare, Ireland.

A white Goniatite fossil on a dark shale background. The shells of these ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus tend to preserve well in the fossil record and there are millions of them scattered through the rock layers in the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland.

The sound of the sea washing in over the rocks as the sun starts to drop. County Clare, Ireland.

Sand ripple textures. County Clare, Ireland.

A small Septarian nodule (fossilized mud bubble) that's been worn down and polished by Atlantic waves beneath the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland.

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

Pretty Pebble. Volcanic in origin, likely originating in County Galway and transported here to Clare by glacial activity. Flecked with pinks, greens and blues. County Clare, Ireland.

A swirling mass of sea spaghetti - also known as Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata). It'd almost make me hungry to look at 😋 County Clare, Ireland.

Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis) above and below water. County Clare, Ireland.

A small piece of light blue seaglass. County Clare, Ireland.

Sound on 🔊 A Skua pursuing a Gull in the hope of getting it to drop it's catch. They're basically air-pirates. County Clare, Ireland.