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.
Morning light on Reeve’s Slough in June
Title: Morning light on Reeve’s Slough in June
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/19/2023
Native
Blooming American Lotus at Sequoyah NWR
Title: Blooming American Lotus at Sequoyah NWR
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/17/2023
Native
American Lotus in bloom
Title: American Lotus in bloom
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/15/2023
Native
American Lotus blossom at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Title: American Lotus blossom at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/11/2023
Native
Bug on an American Lotus
Title: Bug on an American Lotus
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/11/2023
Native
Blooming American Lotus
Title: Blooming American Lotus
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/11/2023
Native
Sequoyah NWR American Lotus
Title: Sequoyah NWR American Lotus
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/11/2023
Native
Blooming Bradford Pear blossom close up
Title: Blooming Bradford Pear blossom close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2023
Nonnative
Bradford Pear blossoms
Title: Bradford Pear blossoms
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2023
Nonnative
Frost-free, bare tree at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Frost-free, bare tree at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/29/2022
American Sycamore bark close up
Title: American Sycamore bark close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/4/2022
Not native to Utah but native to eastern North America
Glowing sunset at the heart of a spruce tree
Title: Glowing sunset at the heart of a spruce tree
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/4/2022
Native but may be a cultivar
Golden Water Birch leaf and specular highlight
Title: Golden Water Birch leaf and specular highlight
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 11/10/2022
Native
Golden Cottonwood leaf with fresh snow
Title: Golden Cottonwood leaf with fresh snow
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 11/10/2022
Native
Golden Eastern Cottonwood leaf on fresh snow
Title: Golden Eastern Cottonwood leaf on fresh snow
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 11/10/2022
Native
Fall Water Birch leaves
Title: Fall Water Birch leaves
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 11/10/2022
Native
Box Elder Maple seeds in autumn
Title: Box Elder Maple seeds in autumn
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 10/30/2022
Native
Cottonwood tree bark close up
Title: Cottonwood tree bark close up
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 10/9/2022
Native
Cottonwood leaf in autumn
Title: Cottonwood leaf in autumn
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 10/9/2022
Native
Sunflower and a bee
Title: Sunflower and a bee
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/27/2022
Cultivated