Deer Rut in Killarney National Park

Sunday 18th October Deer Rut in Killarney National Park

Sean O'Callaghan providing great insight and knowledge to reward everyone who got up so early on a Sunday morning.

Below is  small collection of pictures from the event.

An early start

Taking control and showing whose boss
In the first picture bellowing, followed by intimidation

The tips of the antlers showing signs of wear and tear

Taking a break

Male and female; showing the stark contrast between them in the breeding season (Rut)

Some of the other sights:also seen was a red squirrel

Horse Chestnut

Sweet Chestnut

Long Tailed Tit

Snowberry

Another sighting closely related to the annual rut

Killarney Deer Rut

The group spread out observing a red deer stag.

The outing was led by Chris Barron a Field Studies Co-ordinator with the Killarney National Park Education Centre which is located in the Demesne. With an early start the group took a circular route around the demesne, allowing observation the deer in a number of settings; from open areas to woodland.

June Calendar

Hasn't June been a grand month?  Plenty of days outside and the weather to go with it.  Although the brand new cohort of Magpies on my roof each morning at 4am has been trying!

Autumn / Winter Events

We've just finished finalising our programme of events of the coming Autumn / Winter season and what an exciting programme it is!

You'll find the events listed in our Upcoming Events calendar on this page and prior to each event we will be reminding people via our Newsletter so make you have subscribed (see the sign up form on this page).

Remember for outdoor events to dress appropriately and don't forget to bring your camera and binoculars - you never know what you might see.

Looking forward to seeing you there