UK Class 334/458/460 - The Junipers
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El Sabinar is the last Juniper forest on El Hierro. For hundrets of years they grew distorted because of the strong winds on the island. El Hierro in October 2016.
Found this little guy up on the Colorado National Monument. First time getting to photograph this cuties. I am wondering if that is a pine nut in his beak.
Blue Star Juniper in our garden.
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An adult Osprey busting out the famous āover the shoulder ā 1950ās and 60ās high school yearbook poseā this past April.
Taken on the Juniper River, central Florida.
It looks as If I may have caught it with a mouthful!
Photo taken Dec 29, 2019. This tree never ceases to inspire me as it is a lone tree, sculpted by the wind, in the most hostile, bitter cold, arid place one can imagine. I relate to Thoreau here..."I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines."
-Henry David Thoreau
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Photo Taken at The Glass Slipper
Juniper berries are best known for flavouring gin and for getting birds drunk in early winter. Do you sense a theme here?
Bonsai in training.
22 April 2022
'Roid Week Spring 2022, day 3/2
Polaroid SX-70 BW film and SX-70 OneStep (rainbow) camera.
From yesterday's photo adventure in our back yard! Just the tip of a Juniper Sprig, with a lone Berry. The drop refractions really show the abundance of berries in our trees. The Deer love them too!
Back home now after a wonderful break up in Scotland. This is Barton Grange Marina near home and the sky looked quite interesting just before sunset, so I nipped here to catch the reflections in the waters of the Marina.
This is a very popular spot with the Canal Boats moored up alongside the Garden Centre and the "Flower Bowl" Entertainment Centre with is large domed grass roof. There is a Cinema, Restaurant, Crazy Golf, Curling Rink and other fun things to do here.
Juniper Titmouse on the Juniper trees at the City of Rocks, Idaho
"The Juniper Titmouse is a plain gray bird with a prominent black eye and a feisty tuft of feathers on its head. What it lacks in color, it makes up for with attitude, and its scratchy chatter can be heard all year in the pinyon-juniper woodlands of the interior West."
The female juniper described in the prior photo in my gallery is in the foreground, and the male juniper in that photo is behind her.
One thing to know is that junipers are generally very scrappy, character trees, growing out of rocks and loamy soil. They live on arid cliffs and in extreme cold and windy conditions. These 2 junipers are the exception, in that they both receive abundant water and are very well developed. Deeper in my gallery is a b&w photo of a juniper entitled "First Light" and that is more typical of a juniper in the arid, high altitude western mountains.
Photo was taken early on a beautiful fall morning, Nov 21, 2016
A beautiful, ancient, gnarled Juniper tree with a twisted trunk. Their trunk expands in width by an incredibly miniscule 0.05 inches (0.127 cm) or even less per year. The completely twisted, spiralized trunk, deep bark furrows, and large exposed base are all classic indicators of an advanced age. Based on similar documented old-growth specimens found along the canyon rims of of Canyonlands National Park in Utah, this individual tree is estimated to be between 300 and 700+ years old
When water is dangerously scarce, these juniper trees can shut off nutrients to specific limbs to save the rest of the tree. The bark and tissue connected to that specific branch die off, leaving a bare, twisted strip of wood, which is why old junipers look partially dead with beautiful, gnarled wood as it is an active survival tactic to minimize the total amount of leaves the root system can support.
Utah junipers do not rely on just one way to find water. They grow two entirely distinct root systems: Deep Taproots and Shallow Lateral Roots . They send a primary taproot down up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) or more through rock crevices to reach deep, hidden groundwater. Plus they spread out a massive network of shallow roots just below the soil surface, extending up to 100 feet (30 meters) away from the trunk. This allows them to instantly absorb even the smallest amount of moisture from light desert rain showers before it evaporates. Unlike broadleaf trees that lose a lot of water through their leaves, juniper trees have a highly optimized foliage. Their leaves are tiny, overlapping scales coated with a thick, waxy substance which covers them to lock moisture inside and prevent evaporation. During extended dry spells, these trees can enter a state of semi-dormancy. It slows its metabolism down to a near-halt, stopping growth completely until rainfall returns.
The trailhead is at the big juniper and the cairn. The cairns mark the trail. See the next post for a trail marked by cairns
Both junipers and piƱon pines have been succumbing on the Colorado Plateau in a prolonged drought that has reduced Lake Powell of a mere 21% of its full capacity. I was photographing piƱon and juniper ghosts when I found this one. It was special, so I put some extra work into it.
Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness
Valle de EstĆ³s, La Ribagorza, Huesca, AragĆ³n, EspaƱa.
El valle de EstĆ³s (en aragonĆ©s benasquĆ©s Vall d'EstĆ³s o Ball d'EstĆ³s) es un valle pirenaico situado en la comarca aragonesa de La Ribagorza.
Se ubica en la zona noroccidental del valle de Benasque (noreste de la provincia de Huesca) y dentro del parque natural Posets-Maladeta. Al norte de este valle, que es de origen glaciar, estĆ” el macizo del Perdiguero (3.221 m), y al sur el macizo del Posets (3.375 m). Este valle, orientado de oeste a este, tiene una longitud aproximada de 12 km y en el fondo de Ć©l transcurren las aguas del rĆo EstĆ³s, afluente del rĆo Ćsera. Clarabides, GĆas, OĆ“, son picos que tambiĆ©n superan los 3.000 m y hacen frontera con Francia. La altitud del valle oscila entre los 1.400 m y los 3.375 m.
Desde el aƱo 1994 forma parte del parque natural de Posets-Maladeta por sus importantes valores ecolĆ³gicos. El paisaje predominante es el de la alta montaƱa pirenaica con buena representaciĆ³n de los pisos climĆ”ticos alpino, subalpino y montano. La flora predominante son los pastizales de montaƱa y los bosques, de conĆferas (pino negro y abeto), de caducifolios (haya, Ć”lamo temblĆ³n, abedul, sauce, arce y avellano) y como principales arbustos el boj, enebro y rododendro. TambiĆ©n se encuentran algunos endemismos pirenaicos. En cuanto a la fauna, encontramos a todos los animales presentes en los ecosistemasde la alta montaƱa pirenaica destacando una importante poblaciĆ³n de sarrios y corzos y como aves mĆ”s representativas el urogallo, la perdiz nival y el quebrantahuesos.
El rĆo EstĆ³s, al que afluyen mĆŗltiples barrancos y torrentes procedentes de los numerosos ibones (lagos de origen glaciar), de las nieves perpetuas y de algunos de los glaciares mĆ”s meridionales de Europa, recorre el fondo del valle.
El valle tiene un gran atractivo turĆstico para los amantes de las excursiones de montaƱa, de la escalada, el esquĆ de montaƱa y el alpinismo. TambiĆ©n se practica la pesca de la trucha y la caza mayor (sarrios, corzos y jabalĆes). En la Ć©poca veraniega sus laderas son lugar de pasto de un gran rebaƱo de vacas.
El acceso al valle se realiza preferentemente a pie a travĆ©s de una red de senderos bien seƱalizados, aunque hay una pista forestal restringida al trĆ”nsito de vehĆculos autorizados. A lo largo del camino encontramos numerosas cabaƱas de pastores y un refugio de montaƱa guardado (1.895 m) gestionado por un guarda de la FederaciĆ³n Aragonesa de MontaƱa.
The EstĆ³s Valley (in Benasquese Aragonese, Vall d'EstĆ³s or Ball d'EstĆ³s) is a Pyrenean valley located in the Aragonese region of La Ribagorza.
It lies in the northwestern part of the Benasque Valley (northeast of the province of Huesca) and within the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park. To the north of this valley, which is of glacial origin, is the Perdiguero massif (3,221 m), and to the south, the Posets massif (3,375 m). This valley, oriented from west to east, is approximately 12 km long, and the EstĆ³s River, a tributary of the Ćsera River, flows through its bottom. Clarabides, GĆas, and OĆ“ are peaks that also exceed 3,000 m and form the border with France. The valley's altitude ranges from 1,400 m to 3,375 m.
Since 1994, it has been part of the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park due to its significant ecological value. The predominant landscape is that of the high Pyrenees, with a good representation of the alpine, subalpine, and montane climate zones. The predominant flora consists of mountain pastures and forests, including conifers (black pine and fir), deciduous trees (beech, aspen, birch, willow, maple, and hazel), and, as main shrubs, boxwood, juniper, and rhododendron. Several Pyrenean endemic species are also found. As for the fauna, all the animals present in the high Pyrenean mountain ecosystems are found here, with a significant population of Pyrenean chamois and roe deer, and the most representative birds being the capercaillie, the ptarmigan, and the bearded vulture.
The EstĆ³s River, fed by numerous ravines and streams originating from the many glacial lakes (ibones), the permanent snowfields, and some of the southernmost glaciers in Europe, flows through the valley floor.
The valley is a popular tourist destination for mountain hikers, climbers, ski mountaineers, and alpinists. Trout fishing and big game hunting (chamois, roe deer, and wild boar) are also popular. In the summer, its slopes serve as grazing land for a large herd of cattle.
Access to the valley is primarily on foot via a network of well-marked trails, although there is a forest track restricted to authorized vehicles. Along the way, you'll find numerous shepherd's huts and a staffed mountain refuge (1,895 m) managed by a warden from the Aragonese Mountain Federation.