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Found in Nature November and December 2022

Please find below our wonderful selection of Found in Nature entries from the months of November and December 2022.

green leaves with a tiny yellow flower with lilac buds

Tiny Fuschia

Found in New Zealand. I found it a challenge to do justice to the striking colours, especially the blue pollen, of this tiny fuchsia, (Fuchsia procumbens) a native plant of New Zealand.

Carolyn
Monksbrook u3a

Kookaburra On Cue

A bay south of Perth, Western Australia. A flock of kookaburras came down into the park at the bay just before dusk. I managed to get close to this single one by hiding behind various trees and approaching quietly. Fortunately, it stayed put for the photo. I have named the photo 'Kookaburra on cue' because it was timely that it had alighted at that moment, but also, I believe 'cue' is Yorkshire dialect for a bench.

Maurice
Sully u3a

blue sky with white clouds, seed head plants which are spiky and brown at the top in front.

Carduncalas Seed Heads

This plant displays impressive seed heads for the Autumn, found at a local National Trust

Janet
Balsall Common u3a

Cute Little Stoat

This was taken on a cold misty morning at High Batts Nature reserve in North Yorkshire

Steve
Northallerton u3a

a red plant on the grass on top of two wooden sticks, which looks like a star fish with 6 tentacles

Devils Fingers

Photograph taken in the New Forest

Christine
Milford On Sea u3a

Pop Up Toadstools

Seen on a regular walk at Sunningdale Golf Course - not there one day and then popped up the next. Very cheerful but not sure if they are fly agaric with tops turned up?! Still a cheery autumn sight.

Chris
Bracknell u3a

blue cloudy sky with the branches of a rosebush in the foreground, showing a few red roses.

By Any Other Word Would Smell As Sweet

A spot of colour on a cold December day in Inverness

Grahame
Islington u3a

A white swan with its feathers showing, orange beak on dark black water with water lilies in the background..

Mute Swan Showing Off

At the Ulverston canal

Colin
Furness u3a

Black Fungi

As my recognition of fungi is very limited, I was unable to identify these unusual black fungi which I found recently growing in Cholmondley Castle Gardens near Chester. Perhaps someone with a knowledge of mycology can help?

Jim
Balsall Common u3a

Two brown birds flying, one above each other. the background is blurry.

Male And Female House Sparrows

Pure luck that I managed to get the male and the female flying together. In Shoeburyness, Essex.

Graham
Leigh Estuary u3a

two trees with green leaves, and the foliage around them is orange/ red. Golden light

Autumn Glade

Mystical Woods, Norwich

Martin
Norwich u3a

a small bird with blue and orange plumage, and a sharp beak, on top of a sign saying ''town centre'.

Starling

During a recent visit to Seaham, County Durham, I was delighted to be treated to a small murmuration of starlings. After the display, one starling alighted on a direction sign just above my head, proudly displaying its beautiful colours.

Mike
Melbourne Area Derby u3a

Red Kite Over Ahead In Wales

Elan Valley, Wales. Red kites were once a very rare sight in Wales. Now, although they are plentiful, they are still a very majestic sight.

Melissa
Bristol u3a

Autumn leaves arranged on a table. The colours of the leaves are primarily green, brown and yellow.

An Autumn Collage

Taken with the Sheffield u3a Wellbeing in Nature Group, in Whirlow Brook Park, Sheffield.

Monica
Sheffield u3a

water with circular ripples, with two birds in the centre with long necks, their beaks are touching

Lovebirds

Morecambe Bay close to Ulverston canal. I took several photos of the courtship dance of this pair of lovebirds, they were spinning round and moving around in the water just offshore. All the while they were in intimate contact with each other and all being well, they should be a couple for life.

Colin
Furness u3a

Food On The Hoof

I was on our photographic group's visit to Old Hal Farm in Bouth, when I turned round, saw this happening and managed to snatch a shot.

Colin
Furness u3a

Autumn

Glorious Autumn on Sharpham Estate, Totnes

Dawn
Canterbury u3a

Splashdown

Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex. Attracted by a member of the public throwing bread, this Greylag Goose splashed down right in front of me.

Graham
Leigh Estuary u3a

Reflections

River Ness, Inverness

Grahame
Islington u3a

'What Can You See In This Tree'

On a visit to Hidcote Gardens I was fascinated by the interesting features on the trunk of this tree.

Janet
Balsall Common u3a

How Well Camouflaged

Found on Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. This small bird is difficult to spot amongst the pebbles at the Point of Ayre on the Isle of Man which is an important breeding ground for colonies of these Arctic terns. They are classified as Schedule 1 protected birds under the Wildlife Act 1990. Research shows the birds make an estimated 50,000 mile journey to breed in these sites.

Jim
Balsall Common u3a

Red Admiral For Lunch?

I was photographing a Red Admiral at Gregnog Garden, 2nd week of November I was surprised to even see one, when a wasp landed on it and the butterfly flew off. We saw it flying about for a time so think it survived as wasps are predators of other insects and I think it though it had found a meal.

John
Oswestry u3a

a single tree on a sandy beach, with a pale pink sky at sunset. the sea is on the horizon.

Tree On A Beach

Taken in Greece

Martin
Norwich u3a

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