The Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris is a widespread flower of ponds, marshes, damp meadows, ditches and wet woodland and is a common and conspicuous spring flower. In some communities the early spring flowering of marsh marigold was considered a good omen and the known ‘Mayflowers’ were brought into the home.
Alex Hyde is one of Britain’s leading exponents of close-up nature photography. His award-winning images portray a hidden world of extraordinary beauty. “To this day I delight in revealing tiny details of subjects that would be missed by the naked eye. Many of my pictures involve photographing moving subjects smaller than a grain of rice. Nature provides me with an endless array of fascinating subjects.”
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