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And another impression from our recent hike into one of the remaining high-altitude oak woodlands which are part of the temperate rainforests.
The common blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The butterfly can be found in Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and temperate Asia to Northern China.
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies.
It is found in a variety of habitats including heathland, woodland rides, grassy meadows, parks and even large gardens.
The common blue has a wingspan of 25 - 36 millimetres.
Males are slightly larger than females.
There a great difference between the male and female in this species. The upper side of the wings of the males is an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black-brown border and a white fringe.
The upper side of the females' wings are brown with a row of orange-red spots along the edges of the wings and usually some blue at the base. The extent of blue and brown is extremely variable depending on location.
The underside has a grayish base color in the males and a more brownish hue in the females. Both sexes have a row of red spots along the edge of the hindwing and extending onto the forewing, though they are generally fainter there, particularly in the males, where they are sometimes missing altogether.
Het icarusblauwtje (Polyommatus icarus) is een kleine vlinder uit de familie Lycaenidae. De vlinder is te vinden in heel Europa, Noord-Afrika, de Canarische eilanden, en gematigd Azië tot in Japan.
Ook in Nederland en België is dit vlindertje zeer algemeen en het meest voorkomende blauwtje.
Het icarusblauwtje heeft een spanwijdte van 25 à 36 mm.
De mannetjes zijn vaak iets groter dan de vrouwtjes.
De geslachten verschillen in uiterlijk ook sterk van elkaar.
De vleugels van de mannetjes zijn aan de bovenzijde egaal blauw.
De vrouwtjes zijn van boven bruingekleurd met een rij oranjerode vlekjes. De vrouwtjes hebben aan de bovenzijde vaak ook wat blauw aan de basis. De hoeveelheid van het bruin en blauw is variabel en afhankelijk van de locatie.
Door de bruine bovenkant worden de vrouwtjes soms aangezien voor een bruin blauwtje (Aricia agestis).
De onderkant heeft een grijsachtige basiskleur bij de mannetjes en een meer bruinachtige tint bij de vrouwtjes.
Beide geslachten hebben een rij rode vlekken langs de rand van de achtervleugel. Op de voorvleugel zijn deze vlekken zwakker, vooral bij de mannetjes, waar ze soms helemaal ontbreken.
Het icarusblauwtje vliegt van begin mei tot begin oktober in twee, soms drie overlappende generaties.
Het vlindertje komt voor in allerlei kruidenrijke vegetaties, als graslanden, braakliggende terreinen, parken, wegbermen en dijken.
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Temperate rain forest old growth on Vancouver Island. Douglas-fir (right), with its deeply striated bark and characteristic three-pronged cones, is the first of the West Coast giants to dominate an area following fire. It grows fast and tall - 200 feet or more in coastal areas - but its seedlings can't grow in shade, so once mature trees begin to form a canopy overhead, other species begin to take over. These include Western Hemlock (left) and Western Redcedar.
These old growth forests used to be widespread along coastal British Columbia, but are now reduced to remnants like this one in Cathedral Grove. Against all common sense - short term financial gain aside - successive provincial governments of all political stripes continue to allow multinational forestry companies to chip away at what remains.
Photographed at MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Found in sheltered gullies around The Great Dividing Range and The Otways, Cool Temperate Rainforest has links to Gondwanaland. Its greatest threat is bushfire, for once the rainforest is burnt it never recovers.
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Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any speces identification would be much appreciated.
Ferns and mosses on a fallen tree, deep in the heart of the Styx Valley in southern Tasmania.
The area has been extensively logged but a tiny remnant of the original cool temperate rainforest exists as a reserve for big trees.
The Big Tree reserve is easily accessible to Hobart - only slightly over an hour's drive to be surrounded by a forest so much older than you. If you visit Mount Field National Park then it behooves you to do the extra 30mins up the road into the Styx Reserve. After a visit it's not hard to see why the logging of these forests has been a source of unrest for many years.
Ricoh GRiii, 18.3mm f/2.8, 1/40th sec at f/2.8, ISO 200.
Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any thoughts on speces identification would be much appreciated.
Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any thoughts on speces identification would be much appreciated.
SN/NC: Cosmos Bipinnatus, Asteraceae Family
Commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as an ornamental plant in temperate climate gardens. Cosmos bipinnatus is considered a half-hardy annual, although plants may reappear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from 2–4 ft (0.61–1.22 m). The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. Its foliage is finely cut into threadlike segments. When flowering, the plant can become top heavy. This problem is alleviated when grown in groups, as the bipinnate leaves interlock, and the colony supports itself. The branched stem is usually densely to occasionally occupied by fine, split-up, rough trichomes, some specimens are completely hairless. The petiole itself is inconspicuous, winged, 10 (rarely to 15) mm long, sometimes the leaves are almost sessile. The partial leaves are linear-filiform to narrow linear with a width of 0.5 to 1 (rarely to 1.7) mm; the tips are pointed, hardened, but not particularly sharp. It is a lovely planta and even a more lovely flower. A flower of simple and great beauty.
Comúnmente llamado cosmos de jardín o aster mexicano, es una planta herbácea de floración mediana originaria de las Américas. La especie y sus variedades y cultivares son populares como planta ornamental en jardines de clima templado. Cosmos bipinnatus se considera una planta anual semirresistente, aunque las plantas pueden reaparecer mediante la auto-siembra durante varios años. La altura de la planta varía de 2 a 4 pies (0,61 a 1,22 m). Las variedades cultivadas aparecen en tonos de rosa y morado, así como en blanco. Su follaje está finamente cortado en segmentos filiformes. Cuando florece, la planta puede volverse pesada. Este problema se alivia cuando se cultiva en grupos, ya que las hojas bipinnadas se entrelazan y la colonia se sustenta a sí misma. El tallo ramificado suele estar densamente ocupado ocasionalmente por tricomas finos, divididos y ásperos, algunos especímenes son completamente lampiños. Es una planta hermosa y una flor aún más hermosa. Una flor de sencilla y gran belleza. Y muy prolífico.
Nomes Populares: Cosmos, Beijo-de-moça, Cosméa, Cosmo, Cosmos-de-jardim, Picão-rosa. Ou ainda jardim cosmos ou áster mexicano. É uma planta herbácea de floração de tamanho médio nativa das Américas. A espécie e suas variedades e cultivares são populares como planta ornamental em jardins de clima temperado. Cosmos bipinnatus é considerado um anual meio-resistente, embora as plantas possam reaparecer por auto-semeadura por vários anos. A altura da planta varia de 2 a 4 pés (0,61 a 1,22 m). As variedades cultivadas aparecem em tons de rosa e roxo, além de branco. Sua folhagem é finamente cortada em segmentos semelhantes a fios. Ao florescer, a planta pode ficar pesada. Esse problema é amenizado quando cultivado em grupos, pois as folhas bipinadas se entrelaçam e a colônia se sustenta. O caule ramificado é geralmente densamente a ocasionalmente ocupado por tricomas finos, divididos e ásperos, alguns espécimes são completamente sem pêlos. É uma planta linda e uma flor ainda mais linda. Uma flor de beleza simples e grande. E muito prolífico.
Allgemein Garten kosmos oder Mexikanische Aster genannt, ist eine mittelgroße blühende krautige Pflanze, die in Amerika beheimatet ist. Die Art und ihre Sorten und Sorten sind als Zierpflanze in Gärten gemäßigter Klimazonen beliebt. Cosmos bipinnatus gilt als halbhart einjährig, obwohl Pflanzen durch Selbstaussaat für mehrere Jahre wieder erscheinen können. Die Pflanzenhöhe variiert zwischen 0,61 und 1,22 m. Die kultivierten Sorten erscheinen in Rosa- und Lilatönen sowie in Weiß. Sein Laub ist fein in fadenförmige Segmente geschnitten. Während der Blüte kann die Pflanze kopflastig werden. Dieses Problem wird gemildert, wenn sie in Gruppen gezüchtet werden, da die doppelt gefiederten Blätter ineinandergreifen und die Kolonie sich selbst trägt. Der verzweigte Stängel ist meist dicht bis vereinzelt mit feinen, aufgespaltenen, rauen Trichomen besetzt, einige Exemplare sind völlig unbehaart. Der Blattstiel selbst ist unscheinbar, geflügelt, 10 (selten bis 15) mm lang, manchmal sind die Blätter fast sitzend. Die Teilblätter sind linealisch-fadenförmig bis schmal linealisch mit einer Breite von 0,5 bis 1 (selten bis 1,7) mm; die Spitzen sind spitz, gehärtet, aber nicht besonders scharf. Es ist eine schöne Pflanze und sogar eine schönere Blume. Eine Blume von einfacher und großer Schönheit.
Gewoonlijk de tuinkosmos of Mexicaanse aster genoemd, is een middelgrote bloeiende kruidachtige plant afkomstig uit Amerika. De soort en zijn variëteiten en cultivars zijn populair als sierplant in tuinen met een gematigd klimaat. Cosmos bipinnatus wordt beschouwd als een halfwinterharde eenjarige, hoewel planten gedurende meerdere jaren kunnen verschijnen door zelf te zaaien. De planthoogte varieert 2-4 ft (0,61-1,22 m). De gekweekte variëteiten verschijnen in de kleuren roze en paars en ook in wit. Het blad is fijn gesneden in draadachtige segmenten. Tijdens de bloei kan de plant topzwaar worden. Dit probleem wordt verlicht wanneer het in groepen wordt gekweekt, omdat de tweevoudig geveerde bladeren in elkaar grijpen en de kolonie zichzelf ondersteunt. De vertakte stengel is meestal dicht tot af en toe bezet door fijne, opgesplitste, ruwe trichomen, sommige exemplaren zijn volledig haarloos. De bladsteel zelf is onopvallend, gevleugeld, 10 (zelden tot 15) mm lang, soms zijn de bladeren bijna zittend. De gedeeltelijke bladeren zijn lineair-draadvormig tot smal lineair met een breedte van 0,5 tot 1 (zelden tot 1,7) mm; de punten zijn puntig, gehard, maar niet bijzonder scherp. Het is een mooie planta en nog een mooiere bloem. Een bloem van eenvoudige en grote schoonheid.
Comunemente chiamato cosmo del giardino o aster messicano, è una pianta erbacea a fioritura di medie dimensioni originaria delle Americhe. La specie e le sue varietà e cultivar sono popolari come pianta ornamentale nei giardini a clima temperato. Il Cosmos bipinnatus è considerato un annuale semi-resistente, sebbene le piante possano riapparire tramite autosemina per diversi anni. L'altezza della pianta varia da 2 a 4 piedi (0,61-1,22 m). Le varietà coltivate appaiono nei toni del rosa e del viola oltre al bianco. Il suo fogliame è finemente tagliato in segmenti filiformi. Durante la fioritura, la pianta può diventare molto pesante. Questo problema viene alleviato quando viene coltivato in gruppi, poiché le foglie bipennate si incastrano e la colonia si sostiene. Il fusto ramificato è solitamente occupato da densamente a occasionalmente da tricomi fini, divisi e ruvidi, alcuni esemplari sono completamente glabri. Il picciolo stesso è poco appariscente, alato, lungo 10 (raramente fino a 15) mm, a volte le foglie sono quasi sessili. Le foglie parziali sono da lineari filiformi a lineari stretti con una larghezza da 0,5 a 1 (raramente a 1,7) mm; le punte sono appuntite, temprate, ma non particolarmente affilate. È una pianta adorabile e persino un fiore più adorabile. Un fiore di semplice e grande bellezza.
Communément appelé le cosmos du jardin ou l'aster mexicain, est une plante herbacée à fleurs de taille moyenne originaire des Amériques. L'espèce et ses variétés et cultivars sont populaires comme plante ornementale dans les jardins de climat tempéré. Cosmos bipinnatus est considéré comme une annuelle semi-rustique, bien que les plantes puissent réapparaître par auto-ensemencement pendant plusieurs années. La hauteur de la plante varie de 2 à 4 pieds (0,61 à 1,22 m). Les variétés cultivées apparaissent dans des tons de rose et de violet ainsi que de blanc. Son feuillage est finement découpé en segments filiformes. Lors de la floraison, la plante peut devenir lourde au sommet. Ce problème est atténué lorsqu'il est cultivé en groupes, car les feuilles bipennées s'emboîtent et la colonie se soutient elle-même. La tige ramifiée est généralement densément à occasionnellement occupée par de fins trichomes rugueux, fendus, certains spécimens sont complètement glabres. Le pétiole lui-même est discret, ailé, de 10 (rarement à 15) mm de long, parfois les feuilles sont presque sessiles. Les feuilles partielles sont linéaires-filiformes à linéaires étroites avec une largeur de 0,5 à 1 (rarement 1,7) mm ; les pointes sont pointues, durcies, mais pas particulièrement tranchantes. C'est une belle planta et même une plus belle fleur. Une fleur d'une beauté simple et grande.
يُطلق عليه عادة كوزموس الحديقة أو النجمة المكسيكية ، وهو نبات عشبي مزهر متوسط الحجم موطنه الأمريكتان. الأنواع وأصنافها وأصنافها شائعة كنباتات الزينة في حدائق المناخ المعتدل. يعتبر Cosmos bipinnatus سنويًا نصف هاردي ، على الرغم من أن النباتات قد تظهر مرة أخرى عن طريق البذر الذاتي لعدة سنوات. يتراوح ارتفاع النبات من 2-4 قدم (0.61-1.22 م). تظهر الأصناف المزروعة بظلال من اللون الوردي والأرجواني وكذلك الأبيض. يتم تقطيع أوراقها بدقة إلى شرائح تشبه الخيوط. عند الإزهار ، يمكن أن يصبح النبات ثقيلًا. يتم تخفيف هذه المشكلة عند نموها في مجموعات ، حيث يترك ثنائي الطور متشابكًا ، وتدعم المستعمرة نفسها. عادةً ما يتم احتلال الجذع المتفرعة بكثافة في بعض الأحيان بواسطة trichomes دقيقة ، ومنقسمة ، وخشنة ، وبعض العينات خالية تمامًا من الشعر. السويقة نفسها غير واضحة ، مجنحة ، طولها 10 (نادرًا إلى 15) ملم ، وأحيانًا تكون الأوراق لاطئة تقريبًا. الأوراق الجزئية خطية - خيطية إلى خطية ضيقة بعرض 0.5 إلى 1 (نادرًا إلى 1.7) مم ؛ الأطراف مدببة ومتصلبة ولكنها ليست حادة بشكل خاص. إنها زهرة جميلة بل إنها زهرة أكثر جمالًا. زهرة ذات جمال بسيط ورائع.
一般的にガーデン コスモスまたはメキシカン アスターと呼ばれる、アメリカ大陸原産の中型の開花草本植物です。種とその変種および栽培品種は、温暖な気候の庭園の観葉植物として人気があります。 Cosmos bipinnatus は半耐寒性の一年生植物と考えられていますが、植物は自家播種によって数年間再出現する可能性があります。植物の高さは 2 ～ 4 フィート (0.61 ～ 1.22 m) です。栽培されている品種は、白だけでなくピンクや紫の色合いで表示されます。その葉は細かく糸のようなセグメントにカットされています。開花すると、植物はトップヘビーになることがあります。この問題は、二回羽状の葉がかみ合い、コロニーがそれ自体をサポートするため、グループで成長すると軽減されます。枝分かれした茎は、通常は密集しており、時折細く分割された粗いトリコームで占められており、一部の標本は完全に無毛です。葉柄自体は目立たず、翼があり、長さは10（まれに15）mmで、葉はほとんど無柄です。部分葉は幅0.5～1mm（まれに1.7mm）の線状～細線状～細線状。先端は尖っており、硬化していますが、特に鋭くはありません。それは愛らしいプランタであり、さらに愛らしい花です。シンプルで素晴らしい美しさの花。
Moss covers the trees in the temperate rainforest at Lynn Canyon, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photographed along the Baden Powell Trail in Lynn Canyon Park.
For more photos from this area visit my blog post here: www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/lynn-canyon-park/
©2022 Michael Russell
Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any speces identification would be much appreciated.
A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
This color-enhanced image was taken on Oct. 29, 2018, as the spacecraft performed its 16th close flyby of Jupiter. At the time, Juno was about 4,400 miles (7,000 kilometers) from the planet's cloud tops, at a latitude of approximately 40 degrees north.
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The Temperate House at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, south-west London, UK.
In this image, I chose to focus on the architectural detail and decorative motifs such as the finials, pediments and acanthus leaf capitals.
This is a Victorian building, begun in 1860, in the Renaissance Revival style. Decimus Burton and Irish engineer, Richard Turner, were the designers.
I've visited these gardens so many times over the years, truly a favourite place to pass a day.
A World Heritage Site, Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world as well as the thousands of living specimens one can enjoy throughout the park.
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Temperate rainforest in North Vancouver, BC, This site receives an average rainfall of 2,350 mm (92.5 inches) and 170 days with rain annually.
Largest surviving Victorian glass structure - Decimus Burton, Richard Turner, 1863 - five-year, £41-million restoration completed in 2018 by Donald Insall Associates
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The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is an extensively studied dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans.
The striped dolphin has a similar size and shape to several other dolphins that inhabit the waters it does (see pantropical spotted dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin, Clymene dolphin). However, its colouring is very different and makes it relatively easy to notice at sea.
The underside is blue, white, or pink. One or two black bands circle the eyes, and then run across the back, to the flipper. These bands widen to the width of the flipper which are the same size. Two further black stripes run from behind the ear — one is short and ends just above the flipper. The other is longer and thickens along the flanks until it curves down under the belly just prior to the tail stock.
Above these stripes, the dolphin's flanks are coloured light blue or grey. All appendages are black, as well. At birth, individuals weigh about 10 kg (22 lb) and are up to a meter (3 feet) long. By adulthood, they have grown to 2.4 m (8 ft) (females) or 2.6 m (8.5 ft) (males) and weigh 150 kg (330 lb) (female) or 160 kg (352 lb) (male). Research suggested sexual maturity was reached at 12 years in Mediterranean females and in the Pacific at between seven and 9 years. Longevity is about 55–60 years. Gestation lasts about 12 months, with a three- or four-year gap between calving.
This image was taken in the Northern Atlantic Ocean
A wonderful walk in a coastal rainforest today.
Coastal rainforests are among the rarest and most productive ecosystems on the planet providing critical habitat for an amazing variety of flora and fauna.
Close to 25% of the world’s temperate rainforest is in BC with most of it being coastal. BC's coastal rainforest is different from other temperate rainforests because it has more coniferous trees than deciduous trees. Compared to tropical rainforests, temperate rainforests decompose slowly, resulting in a rich vegetation base with a variety of mushrooms, mosses and plants.
Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any speces identification would be much appreciated.
The common blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The butterfly can be found in Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and temperate Asia to Northern China.
The common blue is the most widespread of the blue butterflies.
It is found in a variety of habitats including heathland, woodland rides, grassy meadows, parks and even large gardens.
The common blue has a wingspan of 25 - 36 millimetres.
Males are slightly larger than females.
There a great difference between the male and female in this species. The upper side of the wings of the males is an iridescent lilac blue with a thin black-brown border and a white fringe.
The upper side of the females' wings are brown with a row of orange-red spots along the edges of the wings and usually some blue at the base. The extent of blue and brown is extremely variable depending on location.
The underside has a grayish base color in the males and a more brownish hue in the females. Both sexes have a row of red spots along the edge of the hindwing and extending onto the forewing, though they are generally fainter there, particularly in the males, where they are sometimes missing altogether.
Het icarusblauwtje (Polyommatus icarus) is een kleine vlinder uit de familie Lycaenidae. De vlinder is te vinden in heel Europa, Noord-Afrika, de Canarische eilanden, en gematigd Azië tot in Japan.
Ook in Nederland en België is dit vlindertje zeer algemeen en het meest voorkomende blauwtje.
Het icarusblauwtje heeft een spanwijdte van 25 à 36 mm.
De mannetjes zijn vaak iets groter dan de vrouwtjes.
De geslachten verschillen in uiterlijk ook sterk van elkaar.
De vleugels van de mannetjes zijn aan de bovenzijde egaal blauw.
De vrouwtjes zijn van boven bruingekleurd met een rij oranjerode vlekjes. De vrouwtjes hebben aan de bovenzijde vaak ook wat blauw aan de basis. De hoeveelheid van het bruin en blauw is variabel en afhankelijk van de locatie.
Door de bruine bovenkant worden de vrouwtjes soms aangezien voor een bruin blauwtje (Aricia agestis).
De onderkant heeft een grijsachtige basiskleur bij de mannetjes en een meer bruinachtige tint bij de vrouwtjes.
Beide geslachten hebben een rij rode vlekken langs de rand van de achtervleugel. Op de voorvleugel zijn deze vlekken zwakker, vooral bij de mannetjes, waar ze soms helemaal ontbreken.
Het icarusblauwtje vliegt van begin mei tot begin oktober in twee, soms drie overlappende generaties.
Het vlindertje komt voor in allerlei kruidenrijke vegetaties, als graslanden, braakliggende terreinen, parken, wegbermen en dijken.
Deze opname is gemaakt in de Europese volière van zorgboerderij www.passiflorahoeve.nl bij Harskamp op de Veluwe.
Europese en uitheemse vlinders worden daar gekweekt.
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The magnificent tree tops of the old-growth Western hemlock, Western red cedar and Sitka spruce soar above the deer-ravaged understory, Lyell Island (Athlii Gwaii), Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
18/07/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
A temperate rainforest area thick with Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) plants. The ferns in the foreground reflected the light coming through the forest canopy differently, and were significantly brighter than the surrounding foliage. Photographed in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
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A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. Appearing in the scene are several bright-white "pop-up" clouds as well as an anticyclonic storm, known as a white oval.
This color-enhanced image was taken at 4:58 p.m. EDT on Oct. 29, 2018 as the spacecraft performed its 16th close flyby of Jupiter. At the time, Juno was about 4,400 miles from the planet's cloud tops, at a latitude of approximately 40 degrees north.
Citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran created this image using data from the spacecraft's JunoCam imager
Image Credit: Enhanced Image by Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA)/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Gigantic trees, Sitka spruce and hemlock, some of the biggest and oldest living things on the planet. Magnificent wonders of of the natural world,
To give you an idea of scale, there is a man to the right of the large Sitka spruce.
Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins, Patagonia, Chile.
While everybody else on the tour was craning over each-other to get a sight of a mist-covered Serrano glacier, my gaze was drawn down to the multitude of beautiful plants and lichens lining the path along the forest edge.
In the rain, all I could use was my very basic (but waterproof) Fuji XP-90 point-and-shoot.
Any thoughts on speces identification would be much appreciated.
Valdivian temperate rainforest on the lower slopes of the Osorno Volcano, The large leaves at the bottom of the shot are nalcas, or Chilean Rhubarb. Their leaves are about two metres in diameter.
Las Cascadas, Region de los Lagos, Chile
The Temperate House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taken with an all-manual Walimex 8mm fisheye.