Some photos from the Highlands in some rather interesting weather! The photos of the bullfinches in the snow are images I visualized years ago, but was delighted to have the opportunity to make the shots I’d wanted on this holiday.
Month: April 2017
The Howardian Hills AONB photo competition and the Yorkshire Arboretum
Nature, plants, wildlife, YorkshireI was delighted to win the ‘Best image taken at the Yorkshire Arboretum’ in the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Photo competition with the above image of a backlit Acer, taken at the Yorkshire Arboretum last October. I received a year’s membership of the arboretum, which is a wonderful prize. The Arboretum is an area of parkland, lakes and ponds covering 120 acres, situated next to Castle Howard. There are so many photo opportunities around the calendar with spring and summer wildflower meadows, spring blossom, rhododendrons and azaleas, and trees from around the world, possibly at their most beautiful in Autumn. There’s also a fair amount of wildlife to be found in the arboretum, so I’ve been very much enjoying my membership, and some of my many recent photos are displayed below.