Red-Stem Filaree near Sedona

[Jim Peterson]

Red-Stem Filaree near Sedona. This plant is not native to Arizona or North America, but it (along with many similar varieties) is one of the earliest and most widespread invasive species, introduced centuries ago. That notwithstanding, its tiny, intricate flowers appear in the spring here in the Southwest and are quite attractive when viewed up close. To capture this pair, I spent a couple hours just after dawn crawling around in the dirt near a local trailhead a few days ago. (And I thought that was fun, too!)

Image ©2020 James D. Peterson

 

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful work, love your composition and focus choices.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice isolation of this subject with some captivating details.

 

[JimFox]

Very cool Jim! I do like having that pair and how they almost mirror each other. Good job on spotting them. And that does sound like fun crawling around on the ground to get this shot.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice flowers and shows off well. Crawling around on the dirt to capture it - priceless.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Fantastic photography

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great job on this one, Jim