Meant to say, all photographed in Lochwinnoch, where I was mainly counting Rooks' nests in the rain.
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Meant to say, all photographed in Lochwinnoch, where I was mainly counting Rooks' nests in the rain.
Today's spring colour came in the form of Elfcups (possibly Scarlet) and flowers of Barren Strawberry, Snowdrop and Abraham-Isaac-Jacob.
A hanging bunch of deep pink flowers of a Cherry (or similar) tree, each with a deeper pink base and multiple anthers projecting from within.
A small, purple-flowered plant (an Anemone species) with a brown stem and a basal whorl of divided green leaves, emerging from the dead leaves on the woodland floor.
The small yellow flower of Lesser Celandine with a cluster of yellow anthers in its centre.
A second Squill species (or cultivar) with a lilac, star-shaped flower with a white centre.
.... and the rest (2/2).
Deep blue, long-petalled flowers of a Squill species borne on long, black stems.
A yellow, dandelion-like flower of Coltsfoot borne on a bare stem with no leaves but covered in olive green, scale-like bracts.
A delicate, white flower of Blackthorn with its five oval petals, green sepals pushing through between them and a jumble of many long, white, yellow-tipped anthers projecting from its centre.
The familiar yellow flower-head of a Dandelion species against a background of dead leaves and green ivy.
Everyday there seems to be a little more colour around southwest Glasgow. Here are some of today's finds (1/2).
Spring Starflower, Anemone sp., Dandelion agg., Danish Scurvey-grass, Common Snowdrop, Coltsfoot, Primrose, Common Daisy and Purple-leaved Cherry Plum (2/2).
A montage of white, yellow, blue and pink flowers (nine in total). Names in next message.
Some of the plants I found in flower in Queen's Park, Crosshill, Govanhill and the Gorbals today (1/2).
... and the last four. They are Euphorbia, Lungwort, Lenten Rose, Common Chickweed, dandelion agg., Cherry Plum, Common Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine, two Daffodil cultivars, flowering Quince and Blackthorn (3/3).
... and a few more... (2/3)...
Some plants in flower in Pollokshaws from the past few days...(1/3)...
Still not seen my first Coltsfoot - but found two Lesser Celandines in flower today.
The two greyish-brown heads of a pair of frogs only just breaking the surface of a pond, surrounded by Iris shoots and already-deposited spawn.
A similar photograph but taken from behind the pair.
A few pairs of Common Frogs were spawning in the nature pond in Queen's Park, Glasgow today, trying to stay under the radar of any Grey Heron, Magpie or other, would-be predator.
Perfect timing. The crocuses and Snowdrops have been in charge in Glasgow for weeks now, but the Daffodils are on the very point of taking over.
View over rough grass and gorse bushes to the southern suburbs of Edinburgh with Edinburgh Castle standing out in the middle distance and the coastline of Fife beyond the River Forth in the background.
Oh, and here's the view from up there - an amazing reward for a fairly short climb.
A montage of colourful spring flowers consisting of Sping Crocus (purple), Winter Aconite (yellow), White Crocus (white), Giant Butterbur (pale green), Common Snowdrop (white) and Gorse (yellow).
Crocuses and Snowdrops continued to provide the main botanical interest during a walk in the Braid Hills, Edinburgh today. However Winter Aconite and Giant Butterbur were welcome additions.
Partially-open, cup-like flowers of a yellow Crocus with spikey, narrow, dark-green leaves, each with a pale green stripe down the middle.
Two white Snowdrop flowers, their outer petals splayed to reveal the inner petals with white-bordered, green tips. A tiny fly is standing on one of the flowers.
An open, pale-purple Crocus flower with orangey-yellow stamens.
A view over much of south Glasgow with blue hills in the distance, all under a cloudy but partly blue sky.
Spring colour in Clarkston today... and the view from the Aiden's Brae viewpoint.
Well done, Dean. It's on my wish list too, alongside Earpick fungus.
Two nodding Snowdrop flowers, each suspended by a thin green stalk with white outer and inner petals and a green "hoseshoe" on each inner petal.
An oraney-yellow growth of fungus on a thin branch, the growth being roughly spherical in shape with folds and indentations like the fissures of the brain.
Just a few glimpses of colour in Langside, Glasgow today: Common Snowdrop and Yellow Brain fungus.
Daffodils at last coming into flower in south Glasgow. These are possibly Narcissus 'Tête-à-Tête' and Narcissus 'Rijnfeld's Early Sensation'.
Delicate white flowers with multiple yellow-tipped anthers belonging to Cherry Plum. The living branch is held in the hand to aid the photograph.
A big, shaggy, ginger-coloured Highland Cow with large, spreading horns standing in a woodland setting.
Yellow and green catkins of Alder hanging down in a bunch with the trunk of the tree in the background.
Some photos from Pollok Country Park @friendsofpollok.bsky.social this morning. A short report here naturalconnections.blogspot.com/2026/02/w-it...
Nice to see and lovely photo. I was just thinking how few I'd seen in bloom so far this year.
Arran in the sunshine from Lunderston Bay today.
Multiple spans of a pale sandstone viaduct with a path running under it.
One of the spans showing it's impressive height.
The best sighting of the day was the hugely impressive Jerviston Railway Viaduct towering above Caldervale.
Fluffy white, pink and yellow buds of Goat Willow on the point of opening.
Dry flower heads of Teasel composed primarily of brown "spikes" protecting the seeds they are carrying.
... and a few others...
Intricate and complex flower of a double Snowdrop with yellow anthers and white petals striped with green.
Two cup-shaped fungi with cream exterior and scarlet interior. The common name is Scarlet Cup or Scarlet Elf Cup.
Bullrush seed head with the dark brown outer case split open and the fluffy white seeds pushing out.
Plum-coloured, velvet-textured growths of Jelly Ear fungus on a mossy branch.
Some natural highlights from today's @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walks from Hamilton to Bellshill and from Bellshill to Motherwell...
A collage of photographs of nine flowers: Cherry Plum; Oxford Ragwort; White Dead-nettle; Hazel (male catkins); Primrose; Winter Aconite; Golden Crocus; Herb Bennet; Hazel (female catkins).
A rather late #TheWinter10 (only nine Im afraid) for #WildFlowerHour tonight. All photographed in south central Scotland this week.
A tall bare tree (a Poplar) with at least eight clumps of Mistletoe of various sizes distributed amongst it's branches.
A clump of Mistletoe silhouetted against a grey sky showing the wishbone-shaped pairs of leaflets characteristic of this species.
A clump of Mistletoe against a background provided by the trunk of the host tree. The green colour of the Mistleoe is in stark contrast to the relatively colourless branches and twigs of the tree itself.
A view across fields towards a row of tall Poplars, four of which are bearing Mistletoe.
Mistletoe growing near Port Seton, East Lothian today. Not an easy plant to catch up with in Scotland.
Bright scarlet, cup shaped fungi growing on a moss-covered log.
More Elf Cups framed by intense green moss.
A newly emerged, cream and pink Elf Cup with a scarlet interior.
Some Scarlet Elf Cups growing in Darnley Woods, Glasgow today.
A small group of bright yellow flowers, each with a "collar" of lime green leaves, growing on a damp, leaf-covered woodland floor.
A single plant unfurling from the woodland floor, with the yellow flower peeking out from its covering of leaves.
More plants unfurling as they emerge from the soil on the woodland floor.
A small patch of Winter Aconite flowers showing the encroachment of grasses.
Winter Aconite flowering today in Darnley Woods, Glasgow. I have been checking on this patch for about ten years. As adjacent trees have died or suffered storm damage, the canopy has opened and grasses have moved in, potentially making the site less suitable for this locally scarce species.
Rustyback fern fronds with "leaflets" in a zig-zag arrangement rather than the more typical opposite arrangement of other ferns.
Haphazard tufts of Wall-rue sprouting from the gap between dark grey bricks.
Green fronds of Maidenhair Spleenwort made up of a dark brown central stalk and numerous small, oval "leaflets" in oppositely-arranged pairs.
A cloudy, orange and light blue sunset over a flat sea with a dark beach in the foreground.
Some ferns growing on an old wall in Troon, Ayrshire today ... and the view over South Bay.
A couple of slightly furry, dusky-mauve Jelly Ear fungi on the bark of a tree.
Snowdrops in flower with pure white "drops" suspended from thin green stems by pea-green calyxs.
The watery, orange glow of the setting sun viewed through a small group of black, leafless trees.
Jelly Ear and Snowdrops in Pollok Park @friendsofpollok.bsky.social today ... and the sunset from Shaw Hill.