WESTCORKTIMES.COM

There are few times that I am so impressed by an inititaive that I wish to
blog it, but working out of Bantry, Clare Farrelly and David Forsythe have
created the West Cork Times, www.westcorktimes.com a unique and unusual
online presence that brings news, views and articles to West Cork locals and
visitors and any others wishing to keep abreast of developments in West
Cork. A logical and easy navigation backs up this well laid out site making
perusal of the news a pleasure.  West Cork Times is an online news hub
covering issues from the environment to education and

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Lovely images taken by attendees at the recent Digital Photography Course run at Liss Ard House 28th January

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Simon King filming Great White Shark attacks on seals…superb!

Some lovely footage obtained by Simon King of Great White Sharks feeding on fur seals off South Africa…just shows what goes into getting a 10 second sequence.

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http://focusingonwildlife.com/videos/?p=363

Lovely camera trap video from Thailand’s western forests…

This is alovely bit of footage captured on camera trap equipment in the western forest area of Thailand's Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary. It is a fine example of how quickly wildlife can recover when there is a will on the part of a local government...WWF and the Thai government have worked hard to ensure protection of these western forests...click here to read more and see the footage

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Humpback Whale Breaching

Ahoy there photographers! Fancy leaving behind this overcast and cold winter weather? Heading out to sunny climes and indulging your one great passions – photography? Then join us in Baja, Mexico this February…

We are running a wildlife and landscape photography holiday to Baja California Sur, Mexico - Saturday, February 25th to Saturday March 3rd 2012. This is a fully guided photography expedition with Chris O’Dell BSC and Nic Slocum PhD. Detailed resumés for both guides are provided below.

Our Mexican destination will be the lovely old town of Loreto which was the first Spanish settlement on Baja California… Read More

Stunning image of an adult polar bear predating a younger animal of the SAME species…

Cannabalism is not common in Polar Bears but as Arctic Sea ice retreats in the face of climate change we may see this type of behaviour more frequeently…

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The Veolia Wildlife Competition 2012 – call for entries

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The Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine are proud to announce that award-winning environmentalist, nature photographer and film-maker, Jim Brandenburg, will be leading the 2012 international jury.

With a career including over 10 years as newspaper photojournalist, 30 years as a contract photographer for the National Geographic Society, and a raft of commissions from renowned organisations such as the NHK and BBC, Jim has said of the Competition:

“Wildlife Photographer of the Year is held in the highest esteem by the photographic community – it remains the one competition that each and every photographer wants to win above… Read More

BBC Wildlife Camera Trap Photo of the year 2011..

The results of the BBC Wildlife Camera Trap Photo of the year competitions for 2011 are now in…

Click here for more details to see some of the outstanding images caught by camera trap that the editor thinks are among the best

Dates set for Wildscreen Festival 2012…

Wildscreen Festival dates for 2012 have been set for October in Bristol

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New Jewelry Pendants and Lovely Wildlife Prints from Wildlife Photographer Sheena Jolley

Solid Silver Puffin Pendant

The renowned Irish wildlife photographer Sheena Jolley has launched her line of beautiful jewelry pendants which make a stunning Christmas present. Her wildlife prints also make excellent Christmas gifts for that wildlife enthusiast in your family.

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