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.
Young mangrove in early morning light
Title: Young mangrove in early morning light
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 3/22/2009
Native
Lance-leaved Arrowhead
Title: Lance-leaved Arrowhead
Location: Roosevelt Wetland, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/28/2009
Native, aquatic
Back lit Pepperweed
Title: Back lit Pepperweed
Location: Wilderness Park, Hillsborough County, FL
Date: 2/23/2009
Native […]
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Title: Jack-in-the-pulpit
Location: Wilderness Park, Hillsborough County, FL
Date: 2/23/2009
Native
Golden Sea Oats
Title: Golden Sea Oats
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 8/6/2008
Native
Towering Jacob’s-ladder and American Hoverfly
Title: Towering Jacob’s-ladder and American Hoverfly
Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton, Salt Lake County, UT
Date: 7/29/2008
Native
Nature’s Anniversaries
Title: Nature’s Anniversaries
Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton, Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2008
Indian Paintbrush, Towering Jacob’s Ladder, and Meadow Forget-me-not
Native
Sticky Purple Geranium
Title: Sticky Purple Geranium
Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton, Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2008
Native
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Title: Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 7/28/2008
Native
Buttonbush
Title: Buttonbush
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/12/2008
Native
Horrible Thistle
Title: Horrible Thistle
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 3/21/2008
Native
Wild Blackberry in bloom at Sawgrass Lake Park
Title: Wild Blackberry in bloom at Sawgrass Lake Park
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/16/2008
Blue-eyed Grass
Title: Blue-eyed Grass
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/11/2008
Native
Palmetto frond
Title: Palmetto frond
Location: Honeymoon Island State Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 3/1/2008
Native
Amazon Water Lily photographed in Auckland, New Zealand
Title: Amazon Water Lily photographed in Auckland, New Zealand
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Date: 01/05/2008
Yellow Roses in Wellington
Title: Yellow Roses in Wellington
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 12/30/2007
Cleome in Wellington
Title: Cleome in Wellington
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 12/30/2007