https://www.samuelsheedyphoto.com/astro daily 0.75 2026-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/04727b8a-c40a-4989-bb7f-c87ba8f17d16/boatA4.jpg Astrophotography A boat resting on a rocky shoreline at nighttime with the Milky Way galaxy visible in the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/1745765527901-BBWTB5VCWT15CNHJL6WB/Jupiter+Lough+Tay.jpg Astrophotography Jupiter shining brightly over Lough Tay in the Wicklow Mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/ef98abe2-82ed-40e9-a85a-8a8a8400de3c/kevinsChurch.jpg Astrophotography St Kevin's Church, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow — the Milky Way through Cygnus over one of Ireland's most important early Christian sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/1869a075-83a1-4855-aa6f-7d841a9cd43f/loughLeneOrionSquareSpace.jpg Astrophotography Lough Lene, Co. Westmeath — Orion above the lake on a clear winter night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/90339e18-ccca-49de-8ce4-f24705d13260/buckroneyTrails16x9.jpg Astrophotography Buckroney Dunes, in Co Wicklow Ireland with star trails above and a glowing blue light trailing through the scenery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/164ee873-9b11-4fb0-aad1-25470b5a79b9/Loughcrew+Stone+Circle+Sqaure+Space.jpg Astrophotography Loughcrew, Co. Meath — Cygnus and the summer Milky Way setting over a circle of standing stones on Slieve na Calliagh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/d0779036-c78d-4f6d-801c-e3614539f5a5/finalEdit.jpg Astrophotography The Glendalough Round Tower under a clear spring sky, with the Heart and Soul Nebulae glowing in hydrogen-alpha above the Wicklow hills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/1745765527914-2ARBTXASSUK9X6GII75Y/Classibawn+Castle.jpg Astrophotography Classiebawn Castle, Co. Sligo — Orion above the Atlantic, with Barnard's Loop arcing through the winter Milky Way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/213d3cdb-e7a5-42ef-a67d-8e5d3727dc82/cygnusCross.jpg Astrophotography Glendalough, Co. Wicklow — the Milky Way through Cygnus rising behind a Celtic cross in the monastic graveyard. https://www.samuelsheedyphoto.com/home daily 1.0 2026-05-04 https://www.samuelsheedyphoto.com/macro daily 0.75 2026-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/0925f86f-60bf-4869-93a1-2e3650b50bc8/amethystDeceiver.jpg Macrophotography Three purple amethyst deceiver mushrooms growing on mossy ground in darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/aac9c9e4-4e25-4ba9-8ba8-8cd242749761/earlyMiningBee.jpg Macrophotography A bee covered in pollen on a yellow dandelion flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/f0dca04a-62c8-4fb5-8d71-f376529e1963/pinkLadybird.jpg Macrophotography Pink daisy flower with water droplets and a ladybug on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/aed9292f-de29-4001-bd65-a691dfa45b1e/scarletWaxcap.jpg Macrophotography Scarlet waxcap mushroom with a rounded cap and a tall stem growing in dark soil with small green plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/20cc4997-65e1-4f94-888a-c5a68bb3fdc9/commonDroneFly.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of a drone collecting nectar from a pink flower with a green blurred background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/c3300482-26b5-4af5-8ed9-06456ab15111/alderLeafBeetle.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of an alder leaf beetle sitting on a green leaf with a blurred green background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/34ccb11e-1682-44da-a69f-8626b36aabee/parasiticBolete.jpg Macrophotography A yellow mushroom growing among green moss or plants on the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/21a36292-382d-4496-a5a2-f3a4aa24a0bb/westernHoneyBee.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of a bee collecting nectar from a purple flower. 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forest floor among green moss and fallen leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/9f23bcf2-faff-4454-9456-fc9127ce5f00/ladder-backedHoverfly.jpg Macrophotography A ladder backed drone fly, perched on a purple flower with pink and lavender petals against a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/867ee6e4-ec34-420d-9cf6-c6d0121150c2/rosyBonnet.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of a rosy bonnet mushroom with gills under the cap, growing in dark surroundings with some leaves nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/c2eac329-170e-49f7-91f5-8c8c2a6f4276/earlyMiningBee2026.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of an early mining bee with fuzzy orange-brown body and black eyes collecting nectar from a dandelion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/9b11f663-2876-4bc2-8038-ae81ff3c96a2/Butterfly-2023-August.jpg Macrophotography A butterfly with orange and black wings perched on a purple flower, with several other purple flowers around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/e59ff2aa-de41-4461-b799-1939e32085c7/clipper.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of a butterfly with intricate patterned wings resting on a leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/5ddf4c32-a305-4f0c-8d35-8570aa1cd8ec/greenVeinedWhite.jpg Macrophotography Close-up of a green veined white butterfly with detailed wings, resting on a green leaf with a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/d777d359-0e82-4f5a-b5e0-c0aadc4d102a/leopardLacewiing.jpg Macrophotography A colorful butterfly with patterned wings perched on a yellow flower. https://www.samuelsheedyphoto.com/wildlife daily 0.75 2026-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680e4493303e714f8ef46850/ab73e180-ca47-4d0a-8fa3-2d824e3f49ae/redSquirrel2.jpg Wildlife A red squirrel, drinking water 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