31st March 2012: This is the male catkin of a Goat Willow.
Male catkin of the Goat Willow.
Goat Willow catkin.
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Very interesting, thanks MJ
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Thanks, MJ.
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Fantastic Macro work on all three of the plants. Very cool, thanks! Tom
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Thanks, Tom. A lot most to come, though. It’s only the start of the growing season.
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What an unusual plant that is. I like it.
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Thanks for your comment.
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Yes, very unusual indeed. Love the light and tone of the second image in particular. I don’t remember them at all (when I lived in the UK in the late 1970’s). But then I didn’t have a DSLR and my eyes peeled looking around me for wonderful photo subjects to capture.
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