Blackhorse Grand Canal walk

This evening, the sky looked like it was going to hold off with rain so I chanced another walk down the canal.
Photos this time.

The walk took about 50mins, I saw Swallows, Grey Wagtails, Greenfinches, Rooks, Blackbirds, Collard Dove, Wood Pigeon, Magpies, Starlings, Jackdaws, Mallards, Moorhens, House Sparrows, Blue Tits and the dead eel again.

Looking towards Drimnagh from Blackhorse, Grand Canal in the background.

Across the road is the start of the walk towards Kylemore Bridge

CCTV cameras at start of the walk.

The grassy side to the right and the new yellow brick road to the left.

From here you're 50m away from Blackhorse Luas stop, but you could be in the countryside, well except for the pylons.

You could still be in the countryside, I've seen a few of these around Military Road in Co. Wicklow.

On the canal, male Mallards

Swallow flying in front of an unfinished apartment block

Close up where you can see the blue on the back and red face of the Swallow.

Swallows over the canal

Swallows, white underneaths and long streamer tails

There were 2 Moorhens on the canal

There were also 2 Grey Wagtails

The odd couple, Collard Dove and Wood Pigeon.

There were loads of Greenfinches in the trees, this one was on a pylon.

There's a really fat (prob jeuv) House Sparrow in there somewhere

A Rook on a roof

This Starling on the left was mimicking the call of the Magpie so much that the Magpie flew off completely tormented.

I’ve just seen from my photos that there’s hardly any photos of greenery and trees – shame because it’s a really green walk, I just didn’t manage to catch any birds in the trees.

And I didn’t take any photos of the best bit of the walk which is down at the Kylemore Bridge.

Next time.

Oh yeah if anyone actually wants to see the photo of the dead eel I’ll post it – but it’s just a dead eel floating in the water and it’s kind of gross.