Keith Burton's photos with the keyword: thistle

Thistle Seed Head

05 Sep 2025 20 22 258
Taken back in June.........I think the unusually warm weather was causing a lot of plants to go to seed early!

Bee in flight

13 Jul 2025 14 26 252
I wasn't going to post this one as the focus on the bee isn't brilliant..........but despite that, I quite like it, especially the wing blur, so a month after I took the shot.........here it is!

Dead Heads

16 Oct 2024 19 26 483
Dried out thistle seed heads.

Thistle

08 Aug 2024 19 20 374
Taken during a walk on Milton Common, Portsmouth.

Silver Thistle (Eryngium Giganteum) Seedhead

14 Dec 2022 23 26 365
Taken back in September in one of the public gardens in Southsea, Hampshire.

Parched

17 Aug 2022 15 21 337
Some of the the dried out grasses and other plants on the footpath above the beach on Hayling Island. Taken the day before yesterday on the hottest day of the week. Another image in the PiP if you have the time and inclination to have a look :-)

Spider's Web with Water Droplets

23 Aug 2018 8 8 328
Taken on Skokholm Island. Best viewed large, on black. Thank you.

Brimstone on Thistle

Bee's behind you.............................

15 Jul 2015 10 2 496
Lucky shot..!! The bee arrived as I was hitting the shutter button..!! Looks best viewed large, on black.

Thistle in the buttercups

21 Jul 2013 323
Taken on Skokholm Island.

Thistle

21 Jul 2013 1 357
Taken on Skokholm Island.

Creeping Thistle