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Ger Craig

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Knows when the tide is in. Trying to keep an garden on the right side of wild /promoting biodiversity πŸπŸžπŸ¦‹Loves a creative spark. Eyes openπŸ‘€/ ears listeningπŸ‘‚!

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A rainbow (bogha bΓ‘istΓ­ as gaeilge) adding even more colour to an autumn day here on the east coast #rainbow #ColorADay #photography #autumn

30.10.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never had so many plums and apples - bumper crop πŸŽπŸ‘#SixOnSaturday

16.08.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plenty of Peacock Butterflies in the garden as fruits are ripening well and the harvest is looking good 🌾🍎🌻 #SixOnSaturday #Garden #nature #insects #butterflies

09.08.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.πŸ˜”
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10.07.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 408    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 37
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A Red Admiral soaking up the evening sun in the garden 😎
#insects #nature #wildlife #butterflies

10.07.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The garden is busy with juvenile birds exploring around and learning the ropes. Artichokes plumping up and butterflies dodging the showers- all good for #SixOnSaturday #garden #nature #willife #wellbeing

05.07.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stopped along my journey today to look at a field of poppies. Field Marigolds added a pop of yellow & on each flowers a gang of little beetles! #WildWebsWednesday #insects #wildlife #nature

25.06.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the birds ….. and bees πŸπŸ¦β€β¬›! Not enough to harvest so just enjoying feeding the wildlife on this sunny Summer Solstice
#SixOnSaturday #Gardening #SummerSolstice #Wildlife

21.06.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a great year for the roses - and each bloom on this wild dog rose has a least one hover-fly feeding off it #WildWebsWednesday #insects #nature #wildlife

18.06.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a good week for drying petals for wedding confetti 😊 #SixOnSaturday #Gardening #Flowers #weddings #roses #nature

14.06.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The delicate shades of Summer this week …… before the hailstones came 😎🌨️!! #SixOnSaturday #Gardening #June #Wellbeing

07.06.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This wonderful publication has arrived. Highly recommend for anyone interested in Irish butterflies! You can purchase from Biodiversity Ireland at the link below. Also found a common blue today at Culdaff, the atlas tells me all about them! #pollinators
shop.biodiversityireland.ie/collections/...

05.06.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Noticed this beautiful little female Common Blue butterfly attaching herself firmly to a grass seed head today. The wind blew and she stayed strong #Insect #butterfly #nature

05.06.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Honey Bees favourite watering hole in the garden. They love the cool damp moss #WildWebsWednesday #WildlifeWednesday #bees #insects

04.06.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They may be garden escapees but they really rock their wild vibe!! #WildFlowerHour #nature @bsbiireland.bsky.social

01.06.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome June, my favourite month. A month when the view from my shed takes in all my favourite blooms 🌼🌺🌸 #SixOnSaturday #Blooms #June #Garden #Wellbeing

31.05.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flower on the Rocks
for #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Texture

18.05.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue skies, blue butterflies, blue things in the garden - a remedy for not feeling blue 😊 #SixOnSaturday #Blue #Garden #Wellness #Nature

17.05.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of Common Blue butterflies along the coast today at Salterstown foraging amongst the bird’s-foot trefoil #butterflies #insects #WildWebsWednesday #nature

14.05.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A noisy little Stonechat by the seaside today - maybe trying to distract me away from a nesting site #birds #nature #Wildlife #bluesky

13.05.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful male bullfinch enjoying dandelion seeds for breakfast. Check out the #biodiversityweek2025 nature festival at Glenveagh NP next week. www.nationalparks.ie/glenveagh/th...
#birds πŸͺΆ

12.05.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer Snowflakes growing on the banks of the Boyne Canal #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

11.05.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dublin Bay roses are in blossom this week and the countryside is awash with Whitethorn just in time to wish the Wee County good luck on Sunday - An LΓΊ AbΓΊ! #SixOnSaturday #gardens #Louth #GAA

10.05.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sea Thrift added to today’s dose of Vitamin Sea #wildflower #sea #nature #walking

08.05.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From caterpillar to chrysalis to Marsh fritillary butterfly. Stunning at all stages. Due to emerge any day now.

07.05.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ivy Leafed Toadflax cladding all the walls of the ancient ruins on the Hill of Slane looking down over the Boyne Valley #PlantsUpHigh @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

04.05.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow yellow yellow at the Battle of The Boyne Heritage centre this morning - fields of rapeseed in blossom and meadows of cowslips πŸ˜ŽπŸ’› #nature #uplifting #May @opwireland.bsky.social

02.05.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A race to the Marsh Marigold 🐝🦟 !! #WildWebsWednesday #insects #bees #nature

30.04.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How is it Monday again already? #MacroMonday #NaturePhotography #dandelions #pollinators

28.04.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some scurvygrass found out by the beach for #cabbagefamily #Wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

27.04.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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