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1. 15th November 2012 Featured for the fourth time. This time in the RB group Superbly Visual

1. 11th November 2012 Featured for the third time. This time in the RB group Britain’s Nature

1. Saturday 10th November 2012 View-count reached 1,003

    Camera: Canon 5d   ||   Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8 L USM (set at 70)   ||   Exposure: f/2.8, 1/125

This type of wild fuchsia is quite common in the hedgerows in the West of Ireland, particularly in coastal regions where the winters are milder. Often it will produce these gorgeous red blooms throughout the summer from June until September.

They are a delight to visitors and to the locals and certainly the bees love them.

This one was photographed in the Loch Na Fooey valley on the border between County Mayo and County Galway.

Botanical name: ”Fuchsia magellanica“.
Fuchsia originated in Chile and was introduced to Europe in about 1790. It is widely regarded as having naturalized itself in Ireland.

*History of this Image on RedBubble"

1. 15th November 2012 Featured for the fourth time. This time in the RB group Superbly Visual
2. 11th November 2012 Featured for the third time. This time in the RB group Britain’s Nature
3. Saturday 10th November 2012 View-count reached 1,003
4. 27th March 2012 View count reached 547
5. On 26 March 2011 it had been viewed 100 times.
6. 19th November 2010 featured in the Groups: Petals and Pollen and The World As We See It
7. 16th November 2010 uploaded to RedBubble on

 
Part of my postcard range. You can follow on to another gorgeous Very Ireland Post card .
 

Techie Photography detail:
    Image Mode: Raw
    Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM zoom (at 70 end),
    Camera: Canon 5d.
    Exposure: f/2.8 1/125