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March 2023 Gallery - Beginning with a B

Thank you very much to everyone who took the time to submit a photo for March's theme of "Beginning with a B". View the winning images from this theme below and click on each for gallery view.

A yellow and black striped hot air balloon, in flight on a clear day

Up, up and away

Saw these ‘balloons’ on a journey back from Wales, followed them until we could park and get up close.

Karen
Balsall Common u3a

Bubbles

Blowing bubbles and capturing them as the land on the buds of the Honeysuckle in the garden.

Susan
Hayling Island u3a

A blue butterfly, with white edged wings, on a bright yellow flower

Butterfly (Adonis Blue)

This rare and beautiful butterfly is found on the North Downs near Dorking. Here it is feeding on Birds Foot Trefoil.

Robert
Dorking & District u3a

4 empty deckchairs on a pebble beach, with a dramatically dark sky and the skeleton of a burnt out pier in the distance

Brighton Beach

A shot of Brighton Beach with just some empty deckchairs and the burnt out pier in the distance. I was attracted by the arrangement of the deckchairs and the feeling of solitude. I am always inspired by the seaside.

Howard
Sherburn & Villages u3a

Bluebells pictured in the dewy frame of a raindrop

Bluebells in a Raindrop

Taken hand-held whilst walking through Ashridge Woods in the rain.

Fiona
Great Dunmow u3a

Pictures of 20 colourful beach huts, stacked in a grid

Beach huts at Lowestoft

These are 20 of the many beach huts I photographed at Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Brian
Hockley & Hawkwell u3a

A small brown bird on brambles, it's beak open in song.

Birdsong in a Bramble Bush

Always on the lookout for photos, I was wandering down to Old Leigh hoping for some (not so) Little Egret and (much smaller) Sanderling when I was aware of some loud, sustained birdsong. Looking around I spotted this Dunnock, singing its heart out. Sadly, I had forgotten my secateurs!

Richard
Leigh Estuary u3a

A sun hat pictured from above, with a pink bow on the top and many buttons all around the rim

Bonnet, buttons and bow

Although I am a beginner and only have a phone camera, I had a bee in my bonnet that I could do something with a bonnet, buttons and bow. After a glass of wine I will probably add baubles, bangles and beads, so I am submitting this before I do 🤣

Valerie

Newquay u3a

Small birds, one with blue tinged feathers, splashing and frolicking in water causing lots of splashing

Bathing birds

A blue waxbill and red billed queleas having a splash about. Photo taken on a game reserve in South Africa. It’s not all about the big five, many of the smaller animals and birds can be just as exciting to watch!

Elaine
Wigan u3a

A small yellow breasted bird on a small branch with red berries

B for Beginning

Taken at the beginning of January. The first B is B for Berries - winter feed for B for Birds. This handsome B for Bullfinch is taking advantage of the crop. But mainly this image is about B for BEGINNING. A New Year with new berries, new experiences and new opportunities for everyone.

Malcolm
Harrogate u3a

3 images of tree bark placed next to each other - left is a silver bark, middle a dark red broken bark, right a green bark

B is for Bark

I took pictures of these three types of tree bark recently on my phone. They are all striking in their own way but putting them together brings out different textures and colours.

Ann
Ruddington u3a

Small weather-worn fishing boats in front of a dramatic cloudy sky

Boats, cocklers/shrimpers at Old Leigh, Essex

On a bitterly cold day walking through Old Leigh, Essex, the sun suddenly broke through the heavy clouds, creating unusual & dramatic lighting of the boats, clouds and the sea.

Alan
Leigh Estuary u3a

Brompton

The name 'Brompton' caught my eye and fitted the brief. I liked the shape and form of this part of the bike.

Bob
Thorpe Bay u3a

A boat heavily shrouded in brown mist, the whole image has a brown / tan hue

Boats in the Mist

On a very early sunny Autumn morning we travelled to Rutland Waters where the mist was steaming off the water. I was lucky enough to get some great shots of the boats in the mist. We were there for a couple of hours as there's lots of photo opportunities.

Joyce
Poynton u3a

All the B's 🐝

Beginning, middle and ending with B's !! Buff-tailed Bumblebee on a Blackthorn Bush taken on a visit to rspB Bowers marsh near Basildon.

Steve
Halstead u3a

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