With great luck I go this photo of icicles on an eastern redbud tree
I have been thinking about this gallery since Matt and I planned it at the end of 2020. Looking back through my photos, I knew that I had two that I definitely wanted to include in the gallery. I was torn as to which photo would be my third. I had some sunset photos that I thought would look nice, but we have that gallery coming up in June. I had a photo of a turkey vulture, but I know that I am always wanting for bird photos when we have those galleries. It was with great luck that I got this photo of icicles on an eastern redbud tree that sits in our backyard.
The reason I took this photo is 100% due to my mom! She texted me one day at the end of March. I had been stuck in meetings all day for work. The weather outside had transitioned from bad--rain and cold--to worse--freezing rain and wind! The freezing rain was beginning to accumulate on the trees in our yard, but I hadn't noticed it yet. That's when my mom texted me saying that I should go out and take some photos after work. An hour later that's exactly what I did, and that's when I captured my third and final photo for the Backyard them for this month!
A lot of times, that next great photo is right in front of you; it's just that we don't always see it. This month we're hosting a backyard photo contest for all of the fans of Wild Boyz Photography! We want to see how you experience nature every day. It can be as simple as the ladybug crawling along the wall in your bedroom that you photographed with your phone. It can be as detailed as the red pileated woodpecker that you waited hours in your yard to see and photograph with your DSLR camera. How do you experience the nature that is around you? We're accepting submissions to [email protected] or through any of our social media channels now until 4/15/2021!
The icicles in this photo are hanging precariously from an Eastern Redbud tree. If I so much as moved past them quickly, they would fall from the tree and shatter on the ground.
Show us how you experience nature!
Chickadees will eat the seeds of the Eastern Redbud
Eastern Redbud Fun Facts:
- Eastern Redbuds grow to heights of 25 feet
- They are common on the Eastern half of the United States, and as far west as Oklahoma
- The Eastern Redbud gets its name from the pinkish red blossoms that emerge in the early spring
- The leaves of Eastern Redbud trees are heart-shaped and up to 6 inches long
- Many animals find their homes in these trees including: many species of birds and small mammals
- Insects will eat the nectar of the early flowers
- Songbirds will eat the seeds of the Eastern Redbud
- The Eastern Redbud is the state tree of Oklahoma
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