If someone asked you to name Ireland's most successful hunter, your first thought might be the fox, the peregrine falcon or perhaps even the otter. Surprisingly, one of the country's greatest predators spends most of its life hidden from view, gliding silently over fields after sunset. The barn owl is so quiet that many people never realise one has passed overhead. Yet this graceful bird performs one of the most…

Have you ever imagined what a flying lobster might look like? It sounds like something from a fantasy story, but nature has already created a creature that comes surprisingly close. The thrift clearwing moth is one of those extraordinary little animals that reminds us just how creative evolution can be. This dapper little creature looks like it’s dressed for a special occasion with black or bronze colouring that gives way to tiny transparent gaps on its forewings, so it…

You rarely get a long look at a red squirrel. One moment it's clinging to the trunk of a Scots pine, the next it's racing through the branches with a confidence that makes impossible leaps seem effortless. By the time you've pointed it out to someone walking beside you, it has usually disappeared. Perhaps that's why spotting one feels so memorable.

The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is…

One day I think 'I should be drawing more', and the next day I'm landing my biggest commission ever – a large, 90m2, wildlife-related mural in Greystones' Park and Ride!

How fabulous, especially because the weather has been wonderful, despite the terrible forecast the week before the work's commencement – so typical for the moody Irish skies.

Greystones is an Irish seaside town, so the animals I've picked to paint are the marine ones and, at least in theory, living in the…

Do you remember those fairy tales where a giant, ancient tree held the secrets of the world? A tree so magical that its twisting branches reached into the sky, while its hollow trunk opened a doorway to an enchanted kingdom waiting to be discovered?

This hand-drawn tree illustration captures that same sense of wonder and nostalgia, bringing back memories of the bedtime stories we listened to as children, when anything felt possible and imagination had no limits.

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Here's my wildlife drawing of a handsome Pinocchio frog, waiting to make your cute acquaintance!

First discovered in the mountains of Papua, Indonesia, in 2008, this remarkable frog quickly captured the imagination of people around the world. With its unusual pointed nose and almost cartoon-like appearance, it looks as though it has stepped straight out of a fairy tale.