Berries

Elderberries in stages of ripeness and obviously by the look of them enjoyed by the birds!
Nice on black

Thank you for all your great comments and favs on yesterday's photo. I was unsure about posting but am glad I did!

[tony gig]

I cut mine back after they flowered because the got to big, they can be a thug, but the are food for the birds.

[Camille Bisson]

they have such pretty leaves, nice capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely capture of those pretty berries.

[carol white]

A lovely capture

[Graham Thresher]

An excellent close up.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Oh dear, summer has ended , not that you'd think so with the heatwave this week!

[Beryl Lloyd]

A wonderful close up , my dad always made elderberry wine when I was a child and I was allowed a tiny glass at Christmas !

[Catherine P]

Gorgeous colours and perfect focus

[Rocio Sanchez]

Lovely shot!!

[KWind]

Wonderful light and clarity!

[Maggiemae]

They are really quite small! You would have to have a lot to make elderberry wine!

[Christine]

Good shot

[Debbie]

Teeny tiny little berries. Are the always this small Margaret. I've never seen or tasted them before.

[Babs]

Lovely shot. You probably have to collect quite a lot of berries to make elderberry wine.

[Jane Pittenger]

Beautifully painting like

[Lynne]

Beautiful shot

[Kathy]

Beautiful deep purple berries. The leaves changing color are pretty, too.

[Milanie]

Lovely on black.

[Karen Mitchell]

Oh the contrasts are stellar in this light

[Joyce]

Lovely shot Margaret and it really looks good on black.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture, Margaret. Are those berries eatable?

[Nina Ganci]

very pretty capture Margaret! great composition and textures

[Terri]

Love the colors!

[Michelle Renee]

Great capture!

[Margaret Brown]

@deborah63
They are tiny berries but they are on one flower head so you pick the flower head and they soon stack up!

[Margaret Brown]

@sangwann
Yes Dione, very edible, they make beautiful elderberry, wine at this time of year and the flowers make a lovely elderflower cordial, slightly perfumed and very refreshing. The tiny berries are sweetish to taste but are used mainly in wine making.

[Irene Marshall]

Lovely detail love the bokeh.

[GaryW]

Neat shot. Love the stages of development. Great lighting.