Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Corncrake (Crex crex) calling, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / View looking up into Oak (Quercus sp) canopy, Glendalough valley, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Rugged coast, Tory island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Houses on Tory island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Poulnabrone Dolmen, a stoneage portal tomb, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Seaweed, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Sheep, Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Unique groundwater fed seasonal turlough lake, Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Corncrake (Crex crex) portrait, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Rugged coast, Tory Island, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Turlough lake (temporary / seasonal ground water lake) Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Sun reflected in sea at sunset, viewed from the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Karst limestone landscape, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Cliffs of Moher, limestone cliffs, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Sea stack off the Cliffs of Moher at dusk, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Karst limestone landscape, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Karst limestone landscape, Ailladie coast, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum) fruit, Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) sitting on rock on cliff, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on rock on cliff, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / White lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Greater black backed gulls (Larus maritimus) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Two Common guillemots (Uria aalge) interacting, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) landing on rock amongst other guillemots and a Razorbill (Alca torda) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Sheep chewing, Bloody Foreland, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Rock dove (Columba livia) on cliff top, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) close-up of feet, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / White lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) close-up of shell, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) on rock with a Gannet (Morus bassanus / Sula bassana) behind, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Hart's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) growing between rocks, Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) calling, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria lomvia) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Bee orchid (Ophyrus apifera) close-up of flower, Burren National Park, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbills (Alca torda) on coastal cliff, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) bridled form, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Horses grazing in pasture behind trees, The Burren, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Ivy (Hedera helix) growing over a ruined building, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Common raven (Corvus corax) in flight, Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Ivy (Hedera helix) stems growing on wall County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Cattle in a pasture near Ennistymon, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, June 2009