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Celebrating tree growth and tree Tuesdays everyday! A joy for me to see. (I wandered around this year to view, but without a camera.)
"The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. menziesii), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and Mexican Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. lindleyana)."
~Wikipedia
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This is the tip of new growth on our Douglas Fir tree. An overcast day, and since I'm not a morning person, I took advantage of frequent clouds.
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Our Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesiian) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America. Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus). It is also not a hemlock; the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock". ~Wikipedia
The leaves are flat, soft, linear needles 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) long, and completely encircle the branches.
Difficult for me to avoid brushing new growth gently with my fingers.
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This little Douglas Fir tree is about 40-50 years old. It has survived countless weather events by growing on top of a floating log in a lake on Vancouver Island. It is apparently the most photographed tree in Canada. We had not planned on visiting this iconic scene simply because so many people from around the world have tried to photograph it. Conditions have to be just right in order to separate the tree from background clutter and unless you have hip waders, there is no good vantage point to shoot this tree. We had no hip waders and very little time to wait for the right conditions. However, on our quick morning visit to see the tree on our way to our next destination, I was able to frame up this portrait with a long lens just as a bit of light hit the tree and there was a momentary stillness in the light breeze rippling the water. The background is the water with refections. It was magical to see this little survivor. Happy Tree-mendous Tuesday.
North Falls (Silver Falls State Park, OR) as seen from the cavity in the basalt cliff that the water flows over.There are 10+ falls in this beautiful park that can be accessed in several leisurely hours of hiking. Water flows were very low this year, reflecting the drought conditions following a dry winter.
Stitch of 3 photos
Cliffs of volcaniclastic rocks belonging to the Eocene Absaroka Volcanics Group rises above the South Fork of the Shoshone along the Yellowstone Highway (US 14-16-20) in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming. This group of igneous rocks are the remnant of a volcanic field that was active in northern Wyoming and southcentral Montana between 53 and 43 million years ago..
"When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear."
~Maya Angelou
A Douglas fir macro about as shot, but first posted to the wrong account. Better here ;-)
these beauties flow and undulate the length of the hike and then some, making for great views when the trail leaves the trees. on this day the view was rather spectacular as the land glowed in the diffused light and the fresh dusting of snow accentuated the Firs.
My NG map only names Cayada Mountain so it's my assumption that this is the name of the ridge leading to it.
This is where I was headed when I turned back, the neck bending view of Rainier from Kautz Creek is nothing short of amazing. I'll try this again with the new rig in a couple of months. :-)
A dark and blustery day...while out trying to capture new little fluffy finches, this Black-capped Chickadee began to appear in fir branches. Such a joy to see!
The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds and other food items to eat later. Each item is placed in a different spot and the chickadee can remember thousands of hiding places.—allaboutbirds.org
We would see these seemingly cheerful birds all year in Alaska, but it has taken almost four years of tree planting and waiting to see them here.
Love their curiosity about everything, including humans. Experimenting with smaller aperture (f/13 here) and slower shutter speeds, then the reverse. (To avoid high ISO)
Larger view: www.flickr.com/photos/jptimmons/50252409476/sizes/k/
This is a bit of a rain dance for the plants and trees and to help extinguish massive fires. As with other places in the world, we need rain.
Other areas do not need more rain. What we do need, if it is not too late, is more care for the earth.
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This tree, a Douglas-fir- is 61 metre high. Not easy to capture it all. It is located on the North shore of Vancouver.
Cet arbre - un sapin de Douglas- mesure 61 mètres de haut. Pas facile de tout capturer. Il est situé sur la rive nord de Vancouver.
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Among the many captivating parts of the Art Gallery of Ontario, is the 136-step, Douglas Fir staircase. Alway a fan of architecture (and Frank Gehry), I found myself staring at the stairs :)
Rain on Douglas fir tree.
Douglas fir, which has sometimes been called the Douglas tree, Oregon pine, and Douglas spruce, is not actually a true fir, a pine, or a spruce. Indicative of the taxonomic confusion about this tree, the scientific genus name Pseudotsuga means “false hemlock,” alluding to yet another kind of tree somewhat similar to this unique but important tree. Douglas firs are evergreen trees, meaning they keep their needle-like leaves year-round. There are two varieties of this species, coast Douglas fir and Rocky Mountain Douglas fir, which are differentiated by their habitats, growth rates, and physical characteristics.
When Douglas firs grow in dense forests, they self-prune their lower branches so the conical crown starts many stories above the ground. Trees growing in open habitats, especially younger trees, have branches much closer to the ground. Coast Douglas firs are the faster-growing and larger of the two varieties, and they commonly grow up to 250 feet (76 meters) in old-growth forests and can reach five to six feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters) in diameter. Rocky Mountain Douglas firs measure about the same in diameter but only grow up to 160 feet (49 meters).
www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-a...
Hmm, forgot to adjust the time on this camera...
This little bridge spans a dry creek bed and spends it's days dodging trees, judging from it's surroundings I think it's days are numbered.
I think that I've caught back up, had some Doc appointments and then worked mass hours to make up for them so my apologies for the delay. :-)
Clouds stream in from the Pacific coast as a fresh weather system sweeps in. Northern California. Mendocino County, U.S.A.
Framed by Douglas fir and maple branches, Salt Creek Falls cascade over a basalt cliff just below the lava plains of the high Cascades. The falls are the third highest in Oregon, dropping 286 feet (87 m) and forming a deep pool (66 feet/ 20 m) at the base. The valley was once broader following the retreat of the Pleistocene glaciers around 14,000 years ago, but subsequent lava flows have filled in some areas creating steep cliffs.
The air this day was thick with smoke from nearby fires- the air quality index (AQI) in Oakridge through which we drove was over 500, putting it well into the “hazardous” category and illiciting “health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is likely to be affected.” Although the air quality was better at the falls (in the 200s), we decided not to do any long hikes here.
For this photo I opted for a relatively high ISO to get a bit of texture in the falls, particularly the individual “waves” of water flowing over the cliff.
A large, dark jay of evergreen forests in the mountainous West. In sunshine today, with cedar trees in yellow-ish on hill.
This year's miracle that landed in my lap after a good friend found out the location from someone who walks the trails frequently.
This is the second year the Great Horned Owls have used this nest site. Last year they raised three chicks successfully. This year they raised two chicks. The second chick is hiding within the nest, while this one came out to spend some time, including allopreening, with Mom. The plan is to eventually upload some videos to YouTube.
I composed this as more of an environmental shot to showcase the nest site a bit. The snag was a huge Douglas Fir tree. I have yet to go back and actually measure it's circumference at the base, now that the chicks are gone, but estimates from a distance has it ~ 6 ft in diameter, which make it one of the giants for the Pacific Northwest.
Figuring ages by diameter vary widely, but one site I found claimed the largest ones for this region, were 15-18 inches in diameter, stood 400 feet tall and were ~1000 years old. By estimation then, this snag was over 1000 years old when it died.
I'm planning on going back and finding out the circumference for a more definitive estimation sometime this spring/summer.
Meanwhile, I couldn't help but share one of my best highlights from this spring, thus far.
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I watched these two for quite a while, care free and beautiful living in a National Park where they are protected from being shot by anything but a camera.
I made a point of finding the other Reflection Lakes this time, from the road the trail is hidden by a large rock. Much smaller than my happy place, but it was just me and the deer. :-)
Cathedral Grove, on Vancouver Island, is a protected stand of enormous Douglas fir, hundreds of years old.