nature

Goosander or Common merganser Mergus merganser on a lake with sundew, rocks and a beach in the foreground, scrubby vegetation behind, set in northern Wales uplands.

Goshawk Accipiter gentilis looking fierce cut to white

Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus male with erect crest

Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major on side of a tree, ready to drill for insects

Great Tit Parus major on a tree branch with grasses behind

Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus standing on one leg cut to white

Green woodpecker Picus viridis perched on a tree trunk

Grey heron Ardea cinerea quick sketch, standing on one leg in a river

Grey heron Ardea cinerea wading ankle deep in a river with reeds behind

Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus showing pink and green feathers

Stylized diagram of the internal organs and anatomy of a duck within a pen outline

Pencil sketch comparing size of humming bird, ostrich, hen, and elephant bird

Coot Fulica atra

Corncrake Crex crex standing on a large stone looking alert with grass at its feet

Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Curlew Numenius arquata

Dabchick or Little grebe pair Tachybaptus ruficollis

Stylized diagram of the skeelton of a duck

Stylized diagram of the development of a duck egg from being laid until after hatching Day one yolk held in place with chalaza, germinal disc where fertilized chick starts to grow

Stylized diagram of the development of a duck egg from being laid until after hatching day twelve feathers start to show eye covered with lid claws formed

Stylized diagram of the development of a duck egg from being laid until after hatching Day 27 hatchling squashed inside egg ready to hatch, air cell still shows

Stylized diagram of the development of a duck egg from being laid until after hatching day five embryo separates from the yolk, blood vessel network grows and branchesm eye starts to get a colour.

Stylized diagram of the development of a duck egg from being laid until after hatching day eight blood vessels carry waste and oxygen, eyelids start to cover eye, beak and egg tooth more clear.

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula male displaying