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David Harris

@cycle4nature.bsky.social

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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

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Nov 17

A few of my fave finds in 2024, posting here, so it feels more like home... 😊
Looking forward to 2025...
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 3d

I think I missed quite a few, too 😅

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 3d

Still a lot in bloom near Cambridge - all taken on a couple of bike rides.
#WildflowerHour
Names in ALT text.
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Dandelion, Great Mullein, Hedge Woundwort, Chicory, Musk Mallow, Hedgerow Crane's-bill & Common Mallow;
Common Stork's-bill, Field Scabious, Brown Knapweed, Oyeye Daisy, Viper's Bugloss;
Bristly Oxtongue, gorgeous pink Yarrow;
Baby Toadflax (?), Red Clover, Common Road flax, Lesser Calamint, Creeping Cinquefoil, White Dead-nettle;
Ragwort, Daisy, Buttercup, White Campion, Field Speedwell, Fleabane, Musk (?) Mallow.

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Jon Dunn @dunnjons.bsky.social · 4d

One of the very best days, #orchid -hunting with my good mate and fellow @mariposanature.bsky.social leader @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social in Madeira. We found over 20 flowering plants of European über-rarity, Goodyera macrophylla. A day of amazing plants, great company, good laughs, and muddy boots!

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 4d

Wow! 🥳

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 10d

Love the colours of Viper's Bugloss. Quite a few in bloom around Cambs this weekend.
#WildflowerHour
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 10d

How about some Autumn Heather for this week's #WildFlowerHour...
Lots of it out around here at the moment.
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks Helen!

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 19d

Bee and Lizard orchid rosettes in our local (Cambs.) country park, getting ready for Winter. I hope there's a little more rain for them next year... 🤞🏻
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

Great find, Jon 😀

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks Jon 😀
I'll see if I can make it next year!
🤞🏻

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

It's striking, isn't it - a great find, Jon 🙂
April 2026?

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

And finally, a few more #FavouritePlant (s) from this year.
Purple Toothwort was a first for me - thanks @rogerhorton.bsky.social for the guidance 🙂
Looking forward to next year, with #TheWinterTen in the meantime... ❄️
#WildflowerHour
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

Excellent! 🙂

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

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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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · 24d

Difficult to choose a single #FavouritePlant for #WildflowerHour - I usually cheat & post a collage!
But, I saw Early Spider orchids for the first time this year. It was a fantastic day out in Kent, and @dunnjons.bsky.social found a particularly stunning aberration....
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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks Joanie 🙂

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks Becky - all along one stretch of cycleway near Cambridge (Mere Way), except for the Carrot!

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks Helen 🙂

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Sep 7

A selection of #SeedHeads for this week's #WildflowerHour - names in ALT text.
I tried to find a few with flowers as well as seeds on the same plant, to add some colour! 🙂
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Great Mullein, Hawkweed Oxtongue, White Campion, Common Burdock;
Teasel, Alfalfa, Brown Knapweed (?);
Wild Carrot, Hogweed, Tansy, Black Horehound;
Broad-leaved Dock, Buck's-horn Plantain (?), Spear Thistle, Ragwort, Yarrow.

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Aug 31

I attempted a 🌈 of #Fruits for this week's #WildFlowerHour challenge 🙂
I'm not 100% sure they're technically all "wild", but I needed the colours... 😅
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Hawthorn, Guelder-rose, Rosehip, Cherry plum, Mirabelle plum, Acorn, unripe Blackberry, Dogwood, ripe Blackberry (it was delicious), Elderberry & Purged Buckthorn.

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Aug 30

Amazing!

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Aug 24

The Common Centaury that grows locally is now past its best, so here is a pic when it was fresher, a few weeks ago...
#WildFlowerHour #GentianFamily
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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · Aug 21

Can you find a flowering member of the Gentian family or Gentianaceae, that’s the challenge this week. Post your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #GentianFamily. Happy flower hunting!

The beautiful fringed flowers of the Autumn Gentian. Can you find a member of the Gentian Family, that’s the challenge this week from WildflowerHour. Don’t forget that Yellow Wort and the Centaury’s are also members of this gorgeous family!

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David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nice!

David Harris @cycle4nature.bsky.social · Aug 17

I think I was lucky, there was very little wind here on Saturday 🍀