Nature Photo Contest Week #9 – FLORA AND FAUNA FRIDAY IS OPEN!
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2. Share an original photograph of flora or fauna and a short description in a comment on this post, OR in a new post on your page with the first tags #naturephotocontest and #floraandfaunafriday.
PRIZES AND PAYMENTS
The SBD on the winners announcement at payout will be divided between the winners as follows: First place: 40%, Second place: 25%, Third place: 15%, Two Honorable Mentions: 10% each.
Mountains Monday - #mountainsmonday
Trees Tuesday - #treestuesday
Water Wednesday - #waterwednesday
Textures Thursday - #texturesthursday
Flora and Fauna Friday - #floraandfaunafriday
Simple Sunday - #simplesunday
The apple blossoms are here! Where I live there are many apple orchards. And at this time of the year they all bloom and there is a sweet scent in the air and it's just magical to look at it.
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It was a warm, sunny day. The snail was sitting on a branch. She hid behind a dry sheet. It's amazing how the sheet complements her image.
https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@mariya-lorenz/nature-photo-contest-week-9-flora-and-fauna-friday-snail
https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@darvinbin/nature-photo-contest-week-9-flora-and-fauna-friday
https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@nikonat/nature-photo-contest-week-9-flora-and-fauna-friday-green-forest
This gorgeous Tulip tree caught my attention as I was walking by it in DC on the national mall recently. The afternoon light was hitting it just right and I was captivated. It is so fun to be surprised by the beauty around me. I didn't even know there was such thing as Tulip Trees.
Is that like a Magnolia?
Here is a close up
Oh yes beautiful... that looks very much like what I know to be a Magnolia... there's a few different varieties and they come in a range of colours - white, yellow and various pinks and purples. There's an evergreen variety too : )
I just recently bought what I know to be a Tulip Tree (here in Australia), it is a huge growing green tree with a really strange shaped leaf with a yellow and orange flower. : ) It's funny how in different places they're called different things.
I LOVE magnolias, I almost bought one once... they are quite expensive and I was worried it wasn't going to be cold enough where I live for me to keep it alive/or flower so I didn't : ( They're so beautiful though!!
I looked a little more online and it says that the tuplip tree is native to North America and is a member of the magnolia family.
Ah okay... well there you go! I have never heard it being called a tulip tree, we learn something new everyday! : )
Here's my entry : )
https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@jayclar30/nature-photo-contest-week-9-flora-and-fauna-friday
Its my link to join the wonderful contest
https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@hubbsteem/amazing-orchid-flora-and-fauna-friday