Abroad

A Light Comes On, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Prints available. A light appears on on Inishturk South, near Clifden, Co Galway. View of Turbot Island and Inishturk South, on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, Connemara.

Croagh Patrick Mountain, Mayo, in the West of Ireland. An important site of pilgrimage, on Reek Sunday", the last Sunday in July every year, over 15,000 pilgrims climb it. Croagh Patrick is 764 metres (2,507 ft) high, and in the background you can see Clare Island. Croagh Patrick Mountain, Mayo, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Croagh Patrick Mountain, Mayo, in the West of Ireland. An important site of pilgrimage, on "Reek Sunday", the last Sunday in July every year, over 15,000 pilgrims climb it. Croagh Patrick is 764 metres (2,507 ft) high, and in the background you can see Clare Island.

Rose-ringed Parakeets on a snowy winter's day on Heemstedestraat, suburban Amsterdam. The birds are year round residents, having built up from a feral populations in the 1970s. Rose-ringed parakeet, Amsterdam, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Rose-ringed Parakeets on a snowy winter's day on Heemstedestraat, suburban Amsterdam. The birds are year round residents, having built up from a feral populations in the 1970s.

A seagull stands on the frozen Schinkel canal/river in Amsterdam, beside a discarded plastic bottled water container. Discarded water bottle and seagull on a frozen canal, Amsterdam, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. A seagull stands on the frozen Schinkel canal/river in Amsterdam, beside a discarded plastic Spa bottled water container.

Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus at Poole-Pynten, Prins Karls Forland island, Svalbard. Walrus at Poole-Pynten, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, taking it easy on a Sunday afternoon at Poole-Pynten, Prins Karls Forland island, Svalbard. More Photographs of walrus

Arctic Fox mother and cub, Ny-Alesund, Alopex lagopus, living under the "London Houses" - the Dutch research station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard Arctic Fox mother and cub, Ny-Alesund, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Arctic Fox mother and cub, Ny-Alesund, Alopex lagopus, living under the &"London Houses" - the Dutch research station at the international research base at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. The mother had lost her white winter coat in the preceding weeks - those are id-tags on her ears, as she's a known character in the area!

Eider drake stands on a roadway outside Longyearbyen, while craning its neck to vocalise its oh-oooo call. Common Eider Duck, Somateria mollissima, at the dog yard outside Longyearbyen, on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The eider nest between two enclosures of sled dogs on the outskirts of Longyearbyen, where the eggs are safe from the arctic fox, which is too scared to come close to the howling dogs. Common Eider Duck, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Eider drake stands on a roadway outside Longyearbyen, while craning its neck to vocalise its oh-oooo call. Common Eider Duck, Somateria mollissima, at the dog yard outside Longyearbyen, on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The eider nest between two enclosures of sled dogs on the outskirts of Longyearbyen, where the eggs are safe from the arctic fox, which is too scared to come close to the howling dogs. Picture made during...

Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, preparing to mate and nest in the Arctic scientific research village of Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, Ny Alesund, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, preparing to mate and nest in the Arctic scientific research village of Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Photographed during the Greenpeace Arctic Under Pressure expedition 2010.

Arctic Terns, sterna paradisea, Ny Alesund, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, preparing to mate and nest in the Arctic scientific research village of Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Two Arctic Terns, sterna paradisea, perched near the dog yard Ny Alesund, Svalbard. These terns migrate more than any other species bird - up to 35,000km per year for some birds, as the travel to Antarctica and back, and can enjoy two polar summers. Photographed during the Greenpeace Arctic Under Pressure expedition 2010.

Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, preparing to mate and nest in the Arctic scientific research village of Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Arctic Terns, sterna paradisea, Ny Alesund, originally uploaded by Dave Walsh Photography. Arctic Tern, sterna paradisea, preparing to mate and nest in the Arctic scientific research village of Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. Photographed during the Greenpeace Arctic Under Pressure expedition 2010.