1 Mar 1643: James Butler, Earl of #Ormond marches out of #Dublin with royal army #otd en route to relieve New Ross #Wexford (National Trust images)

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in flight Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) throws a shadow as it departs Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy

8 Feb 1658: James Butler, Earl of #Ormond returns to the continent #otd having fruitlessly met #London royalists while in disguise - he even dyed his hair (Bodleian)

Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) and marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) forage on Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy

25 Jan 1686: d. Richard Butler, 1st Earl #Arran #otd 5th son of James Butler Duke #Ormond & Elizabeth Preston (National Trust images)