City centre wildlife

[dennisfallen]

Saw a Kingfisher down by Pairc ui Chaoimh by the new park . Beautiful creature, real bright blue . Also lots of Eels in the Atlantic pond , kept steeling our bait while crab dipping
Haven't seen the turtles down there in a while , hope he is ok

Isn't the pond fresh water? Would it have crabs?

 

[SoundMan]

Isn't the pond fresh water? Would it have crabs?

Well when there aren't oil leaks into it and if you discount the various rusting bicycles and shopping trollies it's not tidal afaik/

 

[tonyfillony]

Isn't the pond fresh water? Would it have crabs?

It is tidal , there is a little inlet on the opposite side to the stadium.

 

[Jim Comic]

spotted frog spawn and tadpoles in one of my garden pots yesterday, never happened before, surely it be the end of times!!!!!

 

[thomàs anderson.]

Where are all the ducks gone from the Atlantic pond?

 

[MrFrisp]

Where are all the ducks gone from the Atlantic pond?

Maybe met the same fate that the fish in our lakes, ponds, rivers, and reservoirs have met over the last number of years?

 

[SoundMan]

Maybe met the same fate that the fish in our lakes, ponds, rivers, and reservoirs have met over the last number of years?

Southsiders?

 

[MrFrisp]

Southsiders?

Ehhh, No...

 

[markyboy]

Where are all the ducks gone from the Atlantic pond?

Joking aside, there’s some sort of land grab going on in front of PUC and whatever concrete monstrosity that’s part of the City Council’s idea of a nature preserve. Maybe the ducks have had enough?