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What is this moth and why does it look like a bird? Readers’ nature queries

What is this moth and why does it look like a bird? Readers’ nature queries

Eanna Ní Lamhna on drinker moths, fly agaric mushrooms and Charlemagne’s remedy

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
Why are these wasps gathering on top of mountains? Readers’ nature queries

Why are these wasps gathering on top of mountains? Readers’ nature queries

Eanna Ní Lamhna on exotic birds, gorse-killing pathogens and puzzling wasps

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Which jaw-dropping animal does this belong to? Readers’ nature queries

Which jaw-dropping animal does this belong to? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the not-so-common common seal, invasive flowers and snail eggs

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
How should this invasive lady be treated? Readers’ nature queries

How should this invasive lady be treated? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on invaders, weird mushrooms and a spectacular caterpillar

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00
What are these weird dots on the kitchen table? Readers’ nature queries

What are these weird dots on the kitchen table? Readers’ nature queries

Eanna Ní Lamhna on early-rising mushroom hunters, sea potatoes and a garden digger

Sat Sept 18 2021 - 06:00
Eye on nature: Can you eat these red berries?

Eye on nature: Can you eat these red berries?

Eanna Ní Lamhna on poisonous mushrooms and a butterfly escaped from Malahide Castle

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: Is this a robin eating my fruit?

Eye on Nature: Is this a robin eating my fruit?

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: What is this giant-faced fly I came across in Mayo?

Eye on Nature: What is this giant-faced fly I came across in Mayo?

Your queries answered by Eanna Ní Lamhna

Sat Aug 28 2021 - 06:00
Who is the real daddy-long-legs? Readers’ nature queries

Who is the real daddy-long-legs? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on cellar dwellers, irritating caterpillars and snail clusters

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: What is this insect in the Down colours?

Eye on Nature: What is this insect in the Down colours?

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

Sat Aug 14 2021 - 06:00
Who are you calling common? Readers’ nature queries

Who are you calling common? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on Ireland’s only wild frog, a wasps’ nest and well-fed red kites

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Eye on Nature: Could this be a bloodsucking horsefly?

Eye on Nature: Could this be a bloodsucking horsefly?

Eanna Ní Lamhna answers your nature queries

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 06:00
Puffin takes selfie: Eanna Ní Lamhna on readers’ nature queries and photos

Puffin takes selfie: Eanna Ní Lamhna on readers’ nature queries and photos

A woman who had bees near her bonnet, and strange rubbery beach items

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 06:00
I caught this abducted crab with my spade: Readers’ nature queries

I caught this abducted crab with my spade: Readers’ nature queries

Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00
What are these ants up to? Readers’ nature queries

What are these ants up to? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the by-the-wind sailor and a bird of prey in St Anne’s Park

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 06:00
What is this creature that crashed into my lighted window? Readers’ nature queries

What is this creature that crashed into my lighted window? Readers’ nature queries

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Aithnigh crainn na hÉireann trína gcuid duilleoga, bláthanna agus cruthanna

Aithnigh crainn na hÉireann trína gcuid duilleoga, bláthanna agus cruthanna

Seo é an t-am is fearr den bhliain chun crainn na hÉireann a aithint. Cabhróidh an treoir seo leat sin a dhéanamh

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 06:00
Éanna Ní Lamhna: What’s going on in this violent scene? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna: What’s going on in this violent scene? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your nature queries. Read her replies here, and submit your own

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
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