David Harris
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I find nature fascinating and inspiring - there's always so much to learn!
I love photographing plants, especially orchids.
Also like butterflies, dragonflies, insects, fungi, trees, and, of course, birds 😊
Lives in Cambridge UK
I love photographing plants, especially orchids.
Also like butterflies, dragonflies, insects, fungi, trees, and, of course, birds 😊
Lives in Cambridge UK
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David Harris
@cycle4nature.bsky.social
· Sep 14
I gave in... here's a collection of some of the amazing flowers I've seen this year...
Mostly orchids, and I'm not naming them, you have to work it out 😉
#WildflowerHour #FavouritePlant
Looking forward to finding them all again, and more, in 2026 🍻
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Mostly orchids, and I'm not naming them, you have to work it out 😉
#WildflowerHour #FavouritePlant
Looking forward to finding them all again, and more, in 2026 🍻
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Some early signs of Spring in a local woodland; Hazel buds, Hawthorn buds, Dog's Mercury, Bluebell shoots, Lords and Ladies, and a sizeable colony of Early Purple orchid rosettes.
#WildFlowerHour
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#WildFlowerHour
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February 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Some early signs of Spring in a local woodland; Hazel buds, Hawthorn buds, Dog's Mercury, Bluebell shoots, Lords and Ladies, and a sizeable colony of Early Purple orchid rosettes.
#WildFlowerHour
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#WildFlowerHour
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I thought I'd not taken any flower pics last week, but I'd misremembered!
Cherry Plum blossom, White Comphrey, False Mayweed, Small Nettle - not too long till Spring 🙂
#WildFlowerHour
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Cherry Plum blossom, White Comphrey, False Mayweed, Small Nettle - not too long till Spring 🙂
#WildFlowerHour
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January 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I thought I'd not taken any flower pics last week, but I'd misremembered!
Cherry Plum blossom, White Comphrey, False Mayweed, Small Nettle - not too long till Spring 🙂
#WildFlowerHour
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Cherry Plum blossom, White Comphrey, False Mayweed, Small Nettle - not too long till Spring 🙂
#WildFlowerHour
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I finally got a pic of the Scaup in Milton Country Park in nice light, though it was a little distant.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I finally got a pic of the Scaup in Milton Country Park in nice light, though it was a little distant.
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Some budding Winter Aconites for this week's #WildFlowerHour, in our local Cambridgeshire park.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Some budding Winter Aconites for this week's #WildFlowerHour, in our local Cambridgeshire park.
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay, here is a gorgeous Waxwing, from February 2017. There were hundreds around Cambridge that year, and this flock were feeding on Rosehip berries along the Guided Busway.
Not so many this year!
Not so many this year!
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay, here is a gorgeous Waxwing, from February 2017. There were hundreds around Cambridge that year, and this flock were feeding on Rosehip berries along the Guided Busway.
Not so many this year!
Not so many this year!
An Anna's hummingbird for #BirdOfTheDay
I took this in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012. They move so quickly, and only seem to rest for a matter of seconds.
This one was reasonably acceptable out of about 200 attempted shots!
I took this in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012. They move so quickly, and only seem to rest for a matter of seconds.
This one was reasonably acceptable out of about 200 attempted shots!
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
An Anna's hummingbird for #BirdOfTheDay
I took this in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012. They move so quickly, and only seem to rest for a matter of seconds.
This one was reasonably acceptable out of about 200 attempted shots!
I took this in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012. They move so quickly, and only seem to rest for a matter of seconds.
This one was reasonably acceptable out of about 200 attempted shots!
On New Year's Day I cycled around Cambridge and found 23 wild or naturalised flowers in bloom!
Given the snow that's forecast for later this week, I might need to 'borrow' some of these to make #TheWinter10 for next Sunday's #WildflowerHour 🙂
#NYPH #NewYearPlantHunt
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Given the snow that's forecast for later this week, I might need to 'borrow' some of these to make #TheWinter10 for next Sunday's #WildflowerHour 🙂
#NYPH #NewYearPlantHunt
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January 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
On New Year's Day I cycled around Cambridge and found 23 wild or naturalised flowers in bloom!
Given the snow that's forecast for later this week, I might need to 'borrow' some of these to make #TheWinter10 for next Sunday's #WildflowerHour 🙂
#NYPH #NewYearPlantHunt
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Given the snow that's forecast for later this week, I might need to 'borrow' some of these to make #TheWinter10 for next Sunday's #WildflowerHour 🙂
#NYPH #NewYearPlantHunt
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I got half of #TheWinter10 for this week's #WildflowerHour. A nice, pinkish Yarrow, Black Nightshade having a second bloom, Red and White Clover, and the first Primrose I've seen since Spring 🙂
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December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I got half of #TheWinter10 for this week's #WildflowerHour. A nice, pinkish Yarrow, Black Nightshade having a second bloom, Red and White Clover, and the first Primrose I've seen since Spring 🙂
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A Christmas-special for #WildflowerHour this week...
This stunning phalaenopsis legoconstructio appeared on our lawn!
Actually, a fantastic present from my daughter, and only a few months to go before the start of the UK orchid season...
🥳🎉
This stunning phalaenopsis legoconstructio appeared on our lawn!
Actually, a fantastic present from my daughter, and only a few months to go before the start of the UK orchid season...
🥳🎉
December 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A Christmas-special for #WildflowerHour this week...
This stunning phalaenopsis legoconstructio appeared on our lawn!
Actually, a fantastic present from my daughter, and only a few months to go before the start of the UK orchid season...
🥳🎉
This stunning phalaenopsis legoconstructio appeared on our lawn!
Actually, a fantastic present from my daughter, and only a few months to go before the start of the UK orchid season...
🥳🎉
Reposted by David Harris
Hi orchid lovers!
Our new book is due to be published in spring 2026!
It will be a large-format, A4 photographic guide to all British & Irish orchids, to complement our field guide, Britain's Orchids.
Please support us if you'd like a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/orc...
Our new book is due to be published in spring 2026!
It will be a large-format, A4 photographic guide to all British & Irish orchids, to complement our field guide, Britain's Orchids.
Please support us if you'd like a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/orc...
December 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hi orchid lovers!
Our new book is due to be published in spring 2026!
It will be a large-format, A4 photographic guide to all British & Irish orchids, to complement our field guide, Britain's Orchids.
Please support us if you'd like a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/orc...
Our new book is due to be published in spring 2026!
It will be a large-format, A4 photographic guide to all British & Irish orchids, to complement our field guide, Britain's Orchids.
Please support us if you'd like a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/orc...
The sun shone yesterday just enough for me to capture a few surviving flowers in bloom for this week's #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 challenge 🙂
It was such a nice change from the rain, I even took a proper camera 😅
Names in ALT text.
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It was such a nice change from the rain, I even took a proper camera 😅
Names in ALT text.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The sun shone yesterday just enough for me to capture a few surviving flowers in bloom for this week's #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 challenge 🙂
It was such a nice change from the rain, I even took a proper camera 😅
Names in ALT text.
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It was such a nice change from the rain, I even took a proper camera 😅
Names in ALT text.
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Almost got #TheWinter10 in under an hour's dog walk around our local park today for #WildFlowerHour.
Red Campion, Carrot, Shepherd's Purse;
Wood Avens, Field Forget-me-not, Smooth Hawk's-beard;
White Dead-nettle, Yarrow, Herb Robert.
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Red Campion, Carrot, Shepherd's Purse;
Wood Avens, Field Forget-me-not, Smooth Hawk's-beard;
White Dead-nettle, Yarrow, Herb Robert.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Almost got #TheWinter10 in under an hour's dog walk around our local park today for #WildFlowerHour.
Red Campion, Carrot, Shepherd's Purse;
Wood Avens, Field Forget-me-not, Smooth Hawk's-beard;
White Dead-nettle, Yarrow, Herb Robert.
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Red Campion, Carrot, Shepherd's Purse;
Wood Avens, Field Forget-me-not, Smooth Hawk's-beard;
White Dead-nettle, Yarrow, Herb Robert.
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All I've got for #WildFlowerHour this week is a nice pair of orchid rosettes - a 🐝 and a 🦎. Can you tell which is which? 😉
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December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
All I've got for #WildFlowerHour this week is a nice pair of orchid rosettes - a 🐝 and a 🦎. Can you tell which is which? 😉
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Reposted by David Harris
Day 2 of our #AdventCalendar, and it's a Late Spider Orchid seen in Kent - a star of our Orchid Garden of England daytrips. Like several folk who joined us this year, you could say it with flowers this Christmas for the orchid-lover in your life - a daytrip makes a great present!
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Day 2 of our #AdventCalendar, and it's a Late Spider Orchid seen in Kent - a star of our Orchid Garden of England daytrips. Like several folk who joined us this year, you could say it with flowers this Christmas for the orchid-lover in your life - a daytrip makes a great present!
I think this is a naturalised Adria Bellflower, which I found growing on a wall in Cambridge earlier this week.
Lovely little thing!
#WildFlowerHour
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Lovely little thing!
#WildFlowerHour
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November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I think this is a naturalised Adria Bellflower, which I found growing on a wall in Cambridge earlier this week.
Lovely little thing!
#WildFlowerHour
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Lovely little thing!
#WildFlowerHour
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#TheWinter10 for this week's #WildFlowerHour:
Common Dog Violet, Red Campion;
Carrot, Red Clover, Yarrow, Bristly Oxtongue;
Ragwort, Black Nightshade, Shepherd's Purse & White Dead-nettle.
Getting more difficult!
Common Dog Violet, Red Campion;
Carrot, Red Clover, Yarrow, Bristly Oxtongue;
Ragwort, Black Nightshade, Shepherd's Purse & White Dead-nettle.
Getting more difficult!
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#TheWinter10 for this week's #WildFlowerHour:
Common Dog Violet, Red Campion;
Carrot, Red Clover, Yarrow, Bristly Oxtongue;
Ragwort, Black Nightshade, Shepherd's Purse & White Dead-nettle.
Getting more difficult!
Common Dog Violet, Red Campion;
Carrot, Red Clover, Yarrow, Bristly Oxtongue;
Ragwort, Black Nightshade, Shepherd's Purse & White Dead-nettle.
Getting more difficult!
I got #TheWinter10 walking into work one morning last week for #WildFlowerHour 🙂
Green Alkanet, White Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Shaggy Soldier, Red Clover, Knotgrass;
Yarrow, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy.
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Green Alkanet, White Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Shaggy Soldier, Red Clover, Knotgrass;
Yarrow, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I got #TheWinter10 walking into work one morning last week for #WildFlowerHour 🙂
Green Alkanet, White Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Shaggy Soldier, Red Clover, Knotgrass;
Yarrow, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy.
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Green Alkanet, White Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Shaggy Soldier, Red Clover, Knotgrass;
Yarrow, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy.
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I found some Dwarf Mallow for #WildFlowerHour, first time I've seen it in Cambridge.
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I found some Dwarf Mallow for #WildFlowerHour, first time I've seen it in Cambridge.
For this week's #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 -
White Campion, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Musk Mallow, Black Nightshade, Common Chickweed, Buttercup.
Cambridge is still in bloom 🙂
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White Campion, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Musk Mallow, Black Nightshade, Common Chickweed, Buttercup.
Cambridge is still in bloom 🙂
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November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For this week's #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 -
White Campion, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Musk Mallow, Black Nightshade, Common Chickweed, Buttercup.
Cambridge is still in bloom 🙂
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White Campion, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Musk Mallow, Black Nightshade, Common Chickweed, Buttercup.
Cambridge is still in bloom 🙂
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social
A full #TheWinter10 for #WildFlowerHour this evening.
Names in ALT text.
Love this challenge - it's a great motivator through the winter months... 🙂
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Names in ALT text.
Love this challenge - it's a great motivator through the winter months... 🙂
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November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A full #TheWinter10 for #WildFlowerHour this evening.
Names in ALT text.
Love this challenge - it's a great motivator through the winter months... 🙂
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Names in ALT text.
Love this challenge - it's a great motivator through the winter months... 🙂
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
A few "Halloweenified" #Fungi for #Halloween 🎃👻
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A few "Halloweenified" #Fungi for #Halloween 🎃👻
Almost to the day, last year, the Cambridge Red Cage fungi were out. They were over about a week ago this year.
#WildFungiHour #WildFlowerHour
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#WildFungiHour #WildFlowerHour
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October 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Almost to the day, last year, the Cambridge Red Cage fungi were out. They were over about a week ago this year.
#WildFungiHour #WildFlowerHour
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#WildFungiHour #WildFlowerHour
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A few fungi for #WildFungiHour / #WildFlowerHour...
All from our local park.
Two years ago I counted over 50 Collared Earthstars!
My favourite are the Shaggy Scalycaps, almost over now.
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All from our local park.
Two years ago I counted over 50 Collared Earthstars!
My favourite are the Shaggy Scalycaps, almost over now.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A few fungi for #WildFungiHour / #WildFlowerHour...
All from our local park.
Two years ago I counted over 50 Collared Earthstars!
My favourite are the Shaggy Scalycaps, almost over now.
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All from our local park.
Two years ago I counted over 50 Collared Earthstars!
My favourite are the Shaggy Scalycaps, almost over now.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Reposted by David Harris
I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️