Flowers, shrubs and trees, seeds and leaves.
Long before I became a bird photographer one of my passions was photographing flowers whether they were cultivated or wild. Some of my first digital images taken with my Sony Mavica were of flowers and flowering shrubs and trees that I grew in my backyard. That seems so very long ago and many cameras ago too.
Some of these photos also include birds, animals, insects, spiders and bees that were on the plant, shrub, or tree when I photographed them.
Plants, trees, shrubs, bushes, and wildflowers that are native are noted as such below, introduced nonnatives are noted as nonnative. Garden variety and cultivated plants and flowers are not noted.
I hope that you enjoy viewing my photos of flowers, shrubs and tree photos.
Blooming Juda’s Bush with seeds
Title: Blooming Juda’s Bush with seeds
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 10/27/2024
Juda’s Bush in bloom with seeds
Title: Juda’s Bush in bloom with seeds
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 10/27/2024
Blooming Juda’s Bush at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Blooming Juda’s Bush at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 10/27/2024
Native
Purple Passionflower in bloom
Title: Purple Passionflower in bloom
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 7/24/2024
Native
Purple Passionflower in Oklahoma
Title: Purple Passionflower in Oklahoma
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 7/24/2024
Native
Charleston Lake White Water Lily
Title: Charleston Lake White Water Lily
Location: Charleston Lake Park, Franklin County, Arkansas
Date: 7/18/2024
Native
White Water Lily on Charleston Lake
Title: White Water Lily on Charleston Lake
Location: Charleston Lake Park, Franklin County, Arkansas
Date: 7/18/2024
Native
Great Blue Heron in Bog Smartweed
Title: Great Blue Heron in Bog Smartweed
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 7/4/2024
Native
Summer American Lotus in bloom
Title: Summer American Lotus in bloom
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
Glowing American Lotus in summer
Title: Glowing American Lotus in summer
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
American Lotus and a specular highlight
Title: American Lotus and a specular highlight
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
American Lotus glowing in summer light
Title: American Lotus glowing in summer light
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
Close up of a blooming American Lotus
Title: Close up of a blooming American Lotus
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
American Lotus blossom – Translucent Splendor
Title: American Lotus blossom – Translucent Splendor
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/27/2024
Native
Buttonbush in full bloom
Title: Buttonbush in full bloom
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/14/2024
Native
Black-eyed Susan with a tiny caterpillar
Title: Black-eyed Susan with a tiny caterpillar
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/6/2024
Native
Black-eyed Susan with possible Coneflower Mining Bee
Title: Black-eyed Susan with possible Coneflower Mining Bee
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/6/2024
Native
Buttonbush and a fly at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
Title: Buttonbush and a fly at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/6/2024
Native
Blooming Buttonbush at Tishomingo NWR
Title: Blooming Buttonbush at Tishomingo NWR
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/6/2024
Native
Blooming Fourpoint Evening Primrose
Title: Blooming Fourpoint Evening Primrose
Location: Marshall County, Oklahoma
Date: 6/2/2024
Native