Enamoured Spring

Lilac Tree

The Lilacs are opening and the smell is so wonderful. Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

Spring is really here when the lilacs bloom.

Lilac Bloom

Hexanon AR 135/3.2; f5,6

The Lilac Breasted Roller is a very colorful bird and possibly the most colorful in the Kruger Park. The main color of this bird is a combination of different colors. Its breast is light blue, its neck salmon pink, its back brown, its head green and its face red and white. Its tail feathers and wing undersides are light blue, which is very striking.

Although it's been a mixed bag of weather so far this Spring the Lilac has been exceptionally good this year, very fragrant and much visited by nature. Here a Hoverfly relaxes briefly in the sun possibly enjoying the moment :-)

Taken in West Wales using a Panasonic DMC FZ200

f/4.0

1/125

108.0 mm

ISO 125

Dedicated to CH (ILYWAMHASAM)

Colorado

Lilac

Lilac

Common lilac

Winterthur Gardens and Museum has several varieties of this scented beauty. It was a joy to be around them; wish I could photograph smells, too!

17:52 In my back yard

The lilac tree I planted in memory of my Mum is just starting to flower. I can hear her now singing this song 😢 🎶

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Austria, Graz

Summer2016 Garden Flowers Plant Bush Shrub Petals Lilac Hydangea Bloom Head Cluster

Lilac

Lilac bush I planted in my yard

Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

No apologies for this, it’s time for another Lilac-breasted Roller shot. This one from 2017.

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