Dumbarton

Levengrove Park, Dumbarton

The biggest open water rowing race to be held in Scotland. 13 miles of fierce racing from Dumbarton Castle to the Finnieston Crane in the heart of Glasgow. Quoted from 'Castle to Crane on Facebook' . GalGael’s 30ft long Orcuan was built in 2001 to an ancient Scottish prototype. She is an interpretation of the historic galleys of the West Coast; the Birlinn, Scotland’s traditional Gaelic longboat. Quoted from the Galgael website .

With heart-shaped face, buff back and wings and pure white underparts, the barn owl is a distinctive and much-loved countryside bird. Quoted from the RSPB website .

Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or previously, the red admirable, is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots. Quoted from Wikipedia .

Cullross is delivering 150 new homes and a new HQ for Dunbritton Housing Association. This site is prominent within the town centre of Dumbarton and is in fact the former site of Ballantine’s Distillery. Quoted from the Cullross website .

Garshake Burn, Dumbarton

Overtoun Estate, Dumbarton The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles

Paisley Abbey Graveyard

Not sure what kind this is. Honey Fungus

The great tit (Parus major) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa where it is generally resident in any sort of woodland; most great tits do not migrate except in extremely harsh winters. Quoted from Wikipedia .

The European goldfinch or goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), is a small passerine bird in the finch family that is native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced to other areas including Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay. Quoted from Wikipedia.