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Snow...in summer? An eastern cottonwood tree disperses its fluff, err, its seeds.
Trailhead Community Park, of the
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
15 July 2022.
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▶ “Populus deltoides —eastern cottonwood or necklace poplar— is a cottonwood poplar native to North America. One of the largest North American hardwood trees, it grows 65–195 feet tall (20–60 m), with a trunk up to 9 feet in diameter (2.8 m), . The bark is silvery-white, smooth, or lightly fissured when young, becoming dark gray and deeply fissured on old trees.”
— Wikipedia.
▶ “The name 'cottonwood' comes from the fluffy white substance that surrounds the seeds. These develop on the tree in early summer and can create a blanket of summer 'snow' or 'fluff' when they disperse in the wind. Only the female species of cottonwood trees produce the white fluff for which the tree is known.”
— Leafy Place.
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Not a bogey bird but one where I know that it could be better. The cheek and eye aren't as sharp as the flank and that green "patch" could with not being there.
That being said, a beautiful bird and cute pose.
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Solidarity shot for one of my first Flickr Buddies
Lost Ocker aka Lachlan
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There were a couple of trees near the small pond at the Botanical Garden that had lots of these fluffy things on it. I have no idea what kind of trees they were. The 'fluff' looked pretty cool with the morning sun shining on it.
This beautiful Pied-billed Grebe was probably just finishing a bath when I came upon him. Such beautiful little creatures ...
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Camera Canon EOS 500D
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Early morning light, a Snowy Egret Fluff, posed and poised so beautifully who could pass up such an opportunity, life is good.
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Anhinga female
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