Off to Offaly

On Sunday I was in Offaly. Here’s some pics. Not many birds. I did try.

I’m rushing this post, busy week.

Turning off the N4 for Enfield/Edenderry we drove through some lovely countryside. In the midst of it all was this magnificent example of beautiful architecture.

Bord Na Mona HQ, somewhere near Edenderry, Co. Offaly

A random laneway off a random road near Clonbullogue, Co Offaly

Hogweed or potential Giant Hogweed?? This is important to know given the burns Giant Hogweed can give you.

Courting Woodpigeons

Long Tailed Tit with nest material in its beak

I heard Chiffchaff, Willow Warblers, all the tits, a pheasant barking in the next door field, a Song Thrush and some Woodpigeons. Oh and a Blackcap.

Song Thrush with nesting material in its beak

Would you buy a field from someone with that surname? I loved this field and would probably buy from Sheila, even if it would be impossible to build a house on this presumed bogland.

Turf central

Always buy your turf, briquettes from sustainable sources.

Clonbullogue River Walk. Tidiest town twice?! Fix I say. Is there a tidiest town for each county? I'll have to look it up.

The walk took you to this stone bridge, over the bridge and back in a circle.

The midlands. Not a lot of hills and the rivers...

...look like the roads

Offaly cow letting me know what she thought of me taking her photo without permission

Lots of Rookeries, Rooks (obvi), Hooded Crows and Jackdaws around. The Rook with the most influence gets to nest at the top so they don't get shat on by the other birds. True story.

Skydiver.

Goldfinch.

Rural towns always give the best names to their buisnesses. Posh Wosh, Edenderry.

Says it all. Edenderry, Co Offaly.

I also started down the Grand Canal walk but heavy rain started so I went back to the car.

We had a very fresh, very good quality dinner in the Italian on the Main St in Edenderry called Galileos. Fresh! not canned artichokes in the salad – I’m easily pleased.

So that was my breif visit to the area around Edenderry, Cloubullogue in Co Offaly.

Would like to go again.