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A Tipperary photographer has won the RTE and National Botanic Gardens “Eye on Nature” competition.
The photo of the tiny orange ladybird – which is only 5 millimetres in size – was taken at the Cabragh Wetlands in Thurles.
It’s the work of Larry Doherty from Thurles who is an amateur photographer with a particular interest in macro insect photography.
His winning effort was one of 12 shortlisted from thousands of entries and will be showcased at the National Botanic Gardens.
Clonmel photographer Phil Greaves was also among the finalists with photo of a leaf cutter bee taken in his back garden.
Tipperary photographer wins Eye on Nature competition
Updated / Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021
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Earlier this year, RTÉ and the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland with the OPW presented Eye on Nature - Ireland s newest national wildlife photographic competition.
RTÉ s Mooney Goes Wild and The Today Show launched the competition in January 2021, to celebrate the flora and fauna of our island. It received an overwhelming response, with more than 7,000 entries.
The judging panel, consisting of Matthew Jebb (National Botanic Gardens), Niall Hatch (BirdWatch Ireland) and Sheena Jolley (acclaimed wildlife photographer), chose the final 12 photographs.
Today it was revealed that a photograph of an Orange Ladybird was announced the winner of the RTÉ and National Botanic Gardens Eye on Nature competition. The picture, taken by Larry Doherty in April last year, is of a tiny ladybird - only 5mm in size -at Cabragh Wetlands in Thurles, Co Tipperary.
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The biodiversity of wetlands in Ireland has been estimated to be worth €385 million per year to the Irish economy.
Yesterday February 2 was world wetlands day and is the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention which recognized the importance of wetlands for the first time internationally.
A wetland is an area of land that is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally and where the water table is near the surface. There are special types of plants adapted to cope with wet conditions and they are in abundance at Cabragh.
The biodiversity of wetlands in Ireland has been estimated to be worth €385 million per year to the Irish economy. Why not use Cabragh to explore the wetland treasures on your doorstep and to enter the World Wetlands Day photography competition for amateur photographers. Upload your photograph via the Wetlands Surveys Ireland Snapshot App.