Sunset view in Imerovigli, Santorini, Greece

Calycanthus - 'Aphrodite'.

Also known as The Sweet Shrub. Described as a deep reddish purple.

Our bottlebrush shrubs are bursting like crazy in our yard. The bees and hummingbirds love them so we can't get too close. They just remind me of fireworks!

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A pretty shrub I captured while walking at Warilla South Coast New South Wales. A flickr friend called Pat has told me this is a Lace cap Hydrangea, thank you Pat

Always been my Favourite at that time of Year, Taken Last Summer .

With little yellow eylets in the middle,..Unfortunately l dont know its Name.

Viburnum taken in Bushey Rose Garden.

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The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 1st of April is “a single flower”. Just by chance, the day the theme was announced, I walked out into my rear garden and saw that the first “Plantation Pink” Camelia Sasanqua in my hedge had burst forth. The hedge is covered in buds, but only one single flower, so it seemed appropriate to select it for this week’s theme. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.

Vigorous and fast growing, Camellia Sasanqua “Plantation Pink” is an upright evergreen shrub with masses of large sweetly scented single to semi-double, soft pink flowers and a wonderful centre of golden yellow stamens. The blooms occur over quite a long period between March and June in the Southern Hemisphere which makes them very popular. They are often used for hedges or to cover walls.

Hydrangeas are popular shrubs with colorful flowers that bloom through summer and into fall. They usually bloom in shades of blue, purple, ..

I'm not to sure what it is called though, photo was taken in Bridgnorth Shropshire...

Thank you for the visits and comment's my friends ....

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originally from China. very invasive because birds eat and spread the berries!

It had been a grey day with a darkening sky as daylight was coming to an end. Having spotted this solitary Roe Deer in the grasses at Burnt Common I decided to creep round a circle of shrubs to have a better view of her. Remarkably she was still there and for a brief moment the winter sun gave a warm glow to this beautiful doe amidst the delicate grasses and slender Silver Birch.

Thank you all for your kind responses.

Yellow shrub rose in the city garden

I planted it years ago as a little offspring, never knowing the name. It grew to a shrub which blooms every springtime in out courtyard.

Thanks to Anke, she knew it! : Philadelphus

Danke, AnKe konnte er identifiziert werden: „Schneesturm“ Gefüllter Gartenjasmin!

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Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis

Taken on on local walks!

The common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical Africa, Arabia, and Pakistan.

This is one of several Sylvia species that has distinct male and female plumages. Both sexes are mainly brown above and buff below, with chestnut fringes to the secondary remiges. The adult male has a grey head and a white throat. The female lacks the grey head, and the throat is duller.

This species may appear to be closely related to the lesser whitethroat, the species having evolved only during the end of the last ice age similar to the willow warbler and chiffchaffs. However, researchers found the presence of a white throat is an unreliable morphological marker for relationships in Sylvia, and the greater and lesser whitethroats are not closely related.

This is a bird of open country and cultivation, with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3–7 eggs are laid. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous, but will also eat berries and other soft fruit.

Population:

UK breeding:

1,100,000 territories

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The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.

It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.

The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.

The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.

The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.

Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.

Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.

Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.

A stunning example of the Algave Coastal Errosion at Ferragudo, numerous caves forming below the sandstome cliffs.

Winterberry is a woody shrub and a member of the Holly family. It is native to east North America and female plants produce abundant bright red berries in the autumn.

Winterberry is one of several Holly species that are deciduous (lose their leaves before winter). The berries represent an important food source for birds in the winter months.

Camera: Olympus EM5 Mk II with Olympus 8 mm f1.8 lens

Photo taken 5 November 2016

West Quebec, Canada

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That is why the wise man is invariably called the fool :-)

Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

HPPT!! take care friends:-)

shrub rose, in the neighborhood, cry, north carolina

Cytisus Scoparius, delightful colourful shrub.

Thank you Annieta en Joeke for the name

Ceanothus are arguably the best blue-flowered hardy shrubs in the UK. The evergreen types provide fantastically dark-green glossy leaves throughout the year and blue flowers are produced in profusion in spring or summer., They are also known as "Californian Lilac"

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Mexican orange tree or Choisya

Leaf buds of European Beech beginning to unfurl.

A lush shrub in a big planter in the landscape.

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corylopsis pauciflora

it is shining in the yard now. bright yellow flowers.

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This Beautiful Coloured Shrub Dominates this Front Garden Scene ..........Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family. Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus. .

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a broadleaved evergreen shrub in the heather family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States.

I saw another color of such flowers today, glad I took a shot.

Small shrub with pink flowers beside some purple statice. In the distance are some safety flags around an area for some new buildings.

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Rosas de arbusto ramificadas

Toronto Zoo - Toronto, Canada - July 2020

Hydrangea common names hydrangea or hortensia, is a genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan.

Beautiful colourful willow tree in Rotary park with great cloudy blue sky above this the spring on Duffins trail , Martin’s photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , May 4. 2022

colourful willow tree

sunset trough the trees in the woods over Duffins marsh

Sunset

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May 2022

Covered up error while taking a photograph of the creek

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shadows of trees

moss covered heart shaped rock

moss covered heart shaped stump

Moss

Cloudy blue sky

Coltsfoot

Tamarack trees with cones

Tamarack trees

cones

Dogwood

Trees with their shadows

Lichen

Fungi

Logs

April 2022

Discovery bay

Flowering succulent

Waterfront park

Sky

Flowering shrubs

Flowers

Large Oak tree

Information plaque

Fallen tree

canoe boat launch

Ontario

Ajax

Canada

Pickering

Martin’s photographs

Discovery Bay

Trees

Ice cream cone

Sunset

Favourites

IPhone XR

Squires Beach

Duffins Creek

Duffins Marsh

Waterfront Trail

Rotary Park

Lake Ontario

Rod iron fence

Bridge

Bridge across Duffins Creek

Twilight

Sticks

Stones

Fallen trees

Fallen tree

Fungi

Mushrooms

Sand

Beach

Reflections

Reflection

Dogwood

Tall grasses

River

Duffins marsh

Duffins creek

Duffins trail

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Berberis (/ˈbɜːrbərɪs/), commonly known as barberry, is a large genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) tall, found throughout temperate and subtropical regions of the world (apart from Australia). Species diversity is greatest in South America and Asia; Europe, Africa and North America have native species as well.

The best-known Berberis species is the European barberry, Berberis vulgaris, which is common in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, and has been widely introduced in North America. Many of the species have spines on the shoots and all along the margins of the leaves.

Several species of Berberis are popular garden shrubs, grown for such features as ornamental leaves, yellow flowers, or red or blue-black berries.

Shrub with fine pale pink flowers by the footpath.