After a successful thread started back in March 2020 at the start of the first lockdown, its probably about time to start a new one for 2022. Thank you to all for your contributions, no matter how small or big, each has been valuable and interesting, and hopefully you will continue to contribute to the 2022 thread.
The old thread: Plants, flowers and shrubs; Share your photos here can be viewed on the link below
https://community.rspb.org.uk/chat/f/the-tea-rooms/206836/plants-flowers-and-shrubs-share-your-photos-here#pifragment-4313=1
I'll kickstart this thread with some snowdrops that have come out in flower, crocuses will be out in many places soon, and then daffodils, and many more to follow throughout the year, and it will be nice to see what wild or garden plants, flowers or shrubs you come across on your wanders or around your garden. Without these plants, flowers and shrubs, nature would struggle to survive, they all a part of the valuable cycle of life, insects need them, birds need the insects, and so on through to the mammals,
I mentioned daffodils, these shoots are growing very well among the snowdrops, and it won't be long before the bluebells start showing shoots...
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Yesterday, (Fri 29th April) the sun actually made an appearance, and knowing there is cloud and showers forecast for the bank hol weekend, made a quick dash to Baddesley Clinton, always good for wild flowers and country scenes, to capture the blue bells, which this year, seemed more splendid than in the last few years.
i love robins said:I went for a walk the other day and only had my phone camera with me and love to take photos of bluebells although mine came out rubbish so it’s nice to see yours Mike, especially the third photo down.
Thank you.
That's a shame, phone cameras are usually very good for landscape type photos but often struggle with close-ups, unless you get really close.
I will confess, for close-ups I do cheat, but with good reason. I have to use the big lens, because kneeling down or getting low is not an option post accident, so the long lens allows me to get nearer.
Well I got out and tried to take a few photos of some bluebells
having used my phone camera and was disappointed with the
results i took my Nikon camera this time and these are the results,
I know this is not a bluebell but i thought it was nice anyway.
I liked this as well
I know its a dandelion but it had a creature of some kind on it,
And a few more dandelions in the future,
A carpet of bluebells
I put this photo in just for the spider
That's them all, and thanks for viewing
i love robins said:I will take my camera next time Mike and post my attempt of getting a better one than the one on my phone
And looking at the photos, you've certainly managed to capture the magic blue carpet perfectly.