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.
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
Yellow Rose and a dark background
Title: Yellow Rose and a dark background
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Date: 12/30/2007
Calla Lily in Picton, New Zealand
Title: Calla Lily in Picton, New Zealand
Location: Picton, New Zealand
Date: 12/29/2007
White Roses in Picton New Zealand
Title: White Roses in Picton New Zealand
Location: Picton, New Zealand
Date: 12/29/2007
White Coneflower, Christchurch, New Zealand
Title: White Coneflower, Christchurch, New Zealand
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: 12/28/2007
Shasta Daisy, Christchurch, New Zealand
Title: Shasta Daisy, Christchurch, New Zealand
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: 12/28/2007