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.
California Tortoiseshell butterfly on blooming Wax Currant
Title: California Tortoiseshell butterfly on blooming Wax Currant
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/19/2021
Native
Close up of Willow catkins
Title: Close up of Willow catkins
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/18/2021
Native but not sure of the species.
Common Dandelion close up
Title: Common Dandelion close up
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 5/18/2021
May be native Taraxacum officinale ceratophorum, might not be.
Golden Currant in bloom
Title: Golden Currant in bloom
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 5/14/2021
Native
Flowering Golden Currant
Title: Flowering Golden Currant
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 5/14/2021
Native
Tapestry of Mountain Bluebells
Title: Tapestry of Mountain Bluebells
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/14/2021
Native
Western Willet nestled in sage
Title: Western Willet nestled in sage
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/20/2021
Native
Golden Quaking Aspen leaves in late summer
Title: Golden Quaking Aspen leaves in late summer
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 9/17/2020
Native
River Hawthorn branch with berries
Title: River Hawthorn branch with berries
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 8/25/2020
Native
Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee
Title: Common Sunflower, Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Native
Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower
Title: Great Basin Bumble Bee and Long-horned Bee on a Common Sunflower
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Native
Showy Milkweed flowers and buds
Title: Showy Milkweed flowers and buds
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/20/2020
Native
Showy Milkweed flower buds
Title: Showy Milkweed flower buds
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 7/20/2020
Native
Showy Milkweed blooming in Morgan County, Utah
Title: Showy Milkweed blooming in Morgan County, Utah
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 7/20/2020
Native
Serviceberries midway through the growing season
Title: Serviceberries midway through the growing season
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Native
Close up of Black Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains
Title: Close up of Black Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/22/2020
Non-native
Black Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains
Title: Black Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/22/2020
Non-native
Blooming Chokecherry in Utah
Title: Blooming Chokecherry in Utah
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/4/2020
Native
Sun-kissed Chokecherry Blossoms
Title: Sun-kissed Chokecherry Blossoms
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/4/2020
Native
Wasatch Mountain Range Chokecherry in bloom
Title: Wasatch Mountain Range Chokecherry in bloom
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/4/2020
Native