Thought I'd start a nature photos thread as a nice place to collect all our shots of flora and fauna. I know we've already got a separate birds thread but I see so many great shots of mammals and plant life passing through the Random Photos thread that I thought they deserved a thread of their own.

I'll kick it off with a few flower shots I took at the weekend, I'm trying to keep a record of all the flowers I see in my local patch of forest this year, I only wish I had a dedicated macro lens so that I could get really close.


Wood Anemone Square by dogsey, on Flickr


Violet by dogsey, on Flickr


Celandine by dogsey, on Flickr


Primrose by dogsey, on Flickr


Wood Anemone by dogsey, on Flickr

Some from the peat bogs of the North West Highlands:

Wild Garlic by sinky 911, on Flickr

Trees by ScottAMurray, on Flickr

Nice idea Mike. I also fancy getting some better pics, and a decent record, of wildflowers on my patch this year but not quite got round to starting yet

Spent all of Wednesday killing that stuff, it does look pretty in flower though

Few older pics from me, really need to get out a bit more this year and try to improve:


Great green bush cricket by South West Wildlife, on Flickr

Mating grayling Bovey Heath by South West Wildlife, on Flickr

Grass snake by South West Wildlife, on Flickr

Female broad-bodied chaser by South West Wildlife, on Flickr

Hen pheasant and chicks by South West Wildlife, on Flickr

Found one I hadn't posted before. ( Must try harder in future, now. )

Nice idea Dogsey

Another one liking this thread, thumbs up from me. Here's a few from many of one of my favourite subjects.


Fly Agaric


Perfect camouflage


Common Newt


Flowers of a Dock plant


Pond Skater


One that got away - cat on wall above


Dandelion (bit of a cliche)

Good idea Some lovely photos posted already!

Autumnal...




By motion-images, on Flickr


C&C welcomed

Top shot is awesome but the lower one is just amazing

A couple of acquaintances from New York: