Gray’s Biscuitroot in bloom – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
The first wildflowers I photographed this spring were some Gray’s Biscuitroot that I found blooming on the north end of Antelope Island last week. Their bright yellow flowers and parsley-like leaves always make me smile when they are in bloom. Biscuitroots may look delicate but they can survive in harsh, dry conditions.
Gray’s Biscuitroot is a deciduous perennial wildflower that is native to Utah and western North America.
Spring flowering Gray’s Biscuitroot on Antelope Island – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
Last year I had hoped to take more wildflower photos than I did. This year I fully intend to take more images of the flowering trees, shrubs and wildflowers that I find.
Everything in nature is connected. Without wildflowers there would be fewer insects and with fewer insects there would be fewer birds. So even though birds are my primary subjects the trees, shrubs and wildflowers I photograph all interest me. I make time to photograph them when I am out in the field.
Because of our ongoing drought conditions I will have to carefully scout for blooming trees, shrubs and wildflowers while I am out in the field. Hopefully I will locate them while they are in peak condition but if not I can document how the drought is affecting them.
Life is good.
Mia
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EC’s first sentence says it all! Thank you for sharing the article too.
How I wish that the legislators (the world over) were as aware of the ‘connectiveness’ of nature.
A beautiful capture. Thank you.