DOP Garden Bird Photographic Competition
Help Support DOP in 2017 and Win a Prize!
Help Support DOP in 2017 and Win a Prize!
A tall and hairy plant, Great willowherb displays pretty pink-and-cream flowers. It can be found in damp places, such as wet grasslands, ditches and riversides.
A fierce pirate of the sea, the great skua is renowned for stealing fish from other seabirds and dive-bombing anyone that comes near its nests. It breeds on the Scottish Isles.
The egg-shaped, crimson flower heads of Great burnet give this plant the look of a lollipop! It can be found on floodplain meadows - a declining habitat which is under serious threat.
Great mullein is an impressive, tall plant of waste ground, roadside verges and gardens. Its candle-like flower spikes rise from rosettes of furry, silver-green leaves.
A familiar garden bird, the great tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its shrill song that sounds just like a bicycle pump being used…
Tegid Fledges at 50 Days Old, Ceri Has Suffered a Fall
Olive the puppy leads Lewis and Laura on a great escape from city life.
Pedran took to the air on 15th July at 15:05. She was 50.9 days old - one of the youngest of the Dyfi females to fledge.
Her flight time was 37 seconds.
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display…
With its prominent, wavy crest, the great crested newt, also known as the 'warty newt', looks like a mini dinosaur! This protected species favours clean ponds during the breeding season…