These fossilized Goniatite shells look like rock hieroglyphs that someone has etched in the stone.
County Clare, Ireland.

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Goniatite fossil in a polished shale pebble.
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An Epidote shore-stone. A wee remnant of volcanic rock formed millions of years ago to the North of here (Galway) and likely dragged South and deposited here by glaciers during the last iceage over 15,000 years ago.
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Galaxies spiraling through a star speckled sky.
Goniatite fossils of varying sizes in a sea smoothed stone.
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A juvenile Spider crab (Maja squinado). When fully grown, they are the largest crab species regularly found in Irish waters.
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An almost perfectly circular Septarian nodule. Looking like lightening trapped in a pebble, these are actually fossilized mud bubbles.
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The outline of flotation chambers in a partial goniatite shell fossil.
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A Rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum).
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Low sun and light showers making rainbows while Fiadh and myself stick to the shadows.
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Common Frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles developing in bog and quarry pools all over the place at the moment. If you look closely you can see a few that still have their external gills showing.
Wee cuties
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Taking a pic of Fiadh but she was captivated by the Cliffs. Can't really blame her
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A live Sea potato/Heart urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) with its spines (hairs) all intact, including its Mohawk!!

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The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

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Nearly finished planning a couple of weeks cycle touring in Ireland. Really looking forward to the trip. Leave is booked for the last two weeks in May. I was lucky at this time last year with sunshine and blue skies pretty much everyday riding from Kent to Orkney via Cape Wrath. Whatever the weather it's going to be an adventure.

If you have any recommendations or tips to share about the route please do.

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OMGG!! . What a Stunning “Shrove Tuesday Sunrise” next to the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse in West Cork, Ireland to kick-start: ‘Pancake Day!’ #Sunrise #ShroveTuesday #PancakeTuesday #lent #sea #ocean #March #March2025 #Spring #SpringVibes #nature #NaturePhotography #mastodon #mastodaoine #mastodonart #art #landscape #landscapephotography #colour #colours #nikon #photo #photos #photographer #photography #photooftheday #WestCork #kinsale #Cork #WildAtlanticWay #Ireland

Fossilized Crinoid stems and segments in a dark sedimentary stone. Looking like the scattered pieces of some long forgotten machine.
County Clare, Ireland.

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A Septarian nodule with fools gold (iron pyrite) encrusted veins. Basically a fancy fossilized mud bubble.
Might be my favourite stone so far this year!!
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A pretty shore polished green nugget with yellowish veins running through it.
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A sea smoothed concretion.
They formed in the sedimentary layers that make up the Cliffs millions of years ago. Skip forward to today when they erode out of the cliff face and are then polished by the tumbling of Atlantic waves.
County Clare, Ireland.

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"Watchful Eye"
A Goniatite fossil peering from inside a sedimentary pebble.
County Clare, Ireland.

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