The Latest Pirates' Guest

Travelling ted Alfie has just arrived in the Wild West of 
Ireland and is wondering what adventures are in store...

It's a Little Known Fact...

...but Ireland is home to some of the finest breeders of teddy bears!
PS Her name's Ursula and she now lives with a small tribe of her kind in Holland.
Photo: Annie

Shapeshifter

Although larger than a cat, this magical hare can also be as tiny as a bunny.
Photo: Annie

Tree Creeper

A recent addition to the Irish avian population.
Photo: Annie

Every Morning and Evening...

...Pirates silently commune with this wondrous creature.
PS She's an Irish hare so her coat will turn white in the winter to
blend in with the landscape.
Photo: Annie

Evening Robin...

... in the Pirates' garden.
Photo: Annie

Finally the Pirates Have Met Their Prince Charming...

...or is he a bit of a toad?
Photo: Annie

The Hare's There Somewhere!

This Irish hare and his mates go mad in March, box,
and their fur turns a snowy white in winter.

Photo: ©Annie Wright

Irish Water Dragon

Photo: ©Annie, Mulranny Beach

Giant Cat

From her tower high above the primeval forest,
Pirate Annie spotted a giant cat...

Photo: ©Annie

The Bears of Ireland

In the kitchen, Rory the Bear is waiting patiently for
his full Irish breakfast.

Photo: Bertje

Lorcan

Lorcan is an Indian eagle owl, who lives with his
mate Aisling at the Raptor Centre in County Sligo.
Well worth a visit!! ©Profoundly Superficial

Anyone at Home?

Trudi's waiting for the bunnies to come out to play.

Photo: ©Profoundly Superficial, Currane

Home Sweet Home!

To us this is just a hole in the ground, but to a bunny
it's a veritable palace!
Photo: ©Profoundly Superficial

Built by Bunny

A rabbit palace in the dunes of the Currane peninsula.

Photo: ©Profoundly Superficial Photography

Even Teddy Bears Love Life in Ireland...

... although they do tend to drink too much whiskey!

Photo: ©Profoundly Superficial Photography

Humpback whale off Achill Island

On Sat 11th Feb Michael Patten and friends went surfing off Keel beach, Achill Island, Co. Mayo. Out beyond the surf towards the Bill Rock, they observed a large whale surface on at least 4 occasions, that was in the 30-60ft length bracket; clearly too large for a minke whale. Its surface behaviour suggests a species that was creating a lot of disturbance and then several of the surfers saw it clearly lift its tail fluke vertically out of the water, before diving. The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, after discussing the encounter with Mark during validation are confident that this is a humpback whale.

Photo and text: the Mayo News

Suviving the Storm

Instead of curling up in the safety of his nice warm burrow,this bedraggled bunny ventured out into the storm in search of food. He spent at least an hour solemnly munching his grass in the pouring rain before lolloping off back home again.

Photo: © Profoundly Superficial, Ireland

The Continuing Online Exhibition...

... of work by Pirate guest and artist Reina Keislair. This time we're featuring a watercolour of some handsome local cows.

Rabbits Were Here...

... lots of them. That's why these sandy dunes and accompanying bay are known in Pirate parlance as "Bunny Beach".

Photo Profoundly Superficial