The Living Forest (286) : Norway spruce cones
In the forest, the cones of conifers are half-ripe at the moment.
My shot shows the reddish-green cones of a Norway spruce.
At the end of summer they will be full ripe and adorn the spruces in brown regalia (see picture below).
The Norway spruce is a large and majestic evergreen coniferous tree.
Its beautiful cones contain seeds which are a basic food for squirrels and birds like woodpeckers and crossbills.
Dutch name : Fijnspar
German name : Gemeine Fichte
Latin name : Picea abies
PS: Did you know that the oldest Norway spruce tree in the world is the “Old Tjikko”, located in Sweden and 9550 (!) years old.
(determination in 2008)
Beilano54 25. Juni 2014, 9:50
wow, that's beautiful Image! Wonderful LG GünterMonique Robinet 19. Juni 2014, 22:09
Félicitations Mark !!! Amitiés. MoniqueGünter Nau 19. Juni 2014, 11:18
Besonders die Farben, Belichtung und natürlich die Schärfe sind das Herausragende an diesem Foto.Grüße Günter
Lauro Benvinda 19. Juni 2014, 2:02
Great depth with this light and shadow play...Bernhard Kuhlmann 18. Juni 2014, 0:32
Sieht stark in dem Licht aus !Gruß Bernd
Vera Böhm 17. Juni 2014, 14:46
You have captured this half-ripe cones in a wonderful warm light.Regards, Vera
† cathy Blatt 15. Juni 2014, 23:17
I love the way the light, coming from the left,lights up the cones and twigs giving the colors even more depth, beautiful,cathyAlfred Schultz 15. Juni 2014, 11:18
When I buy my Christmas tree,then I take a spuce as well.
But than, the cones are always missing.
– Thanks for the display.
Greetings - A.
TeresaM 15. Juni 2014, 10:31
Une très jolie présentation végétale, Mark !!Excellente mise en valeur.
Amitiés & bon dimanche,
Helga Burghardt 14. Juni 2014, 20:06
ein sehr schönes Motiv in tollem licht.lg helga
Sylvia Schulz 13. Juni 2014, 20:27
was für eine wunderbare Aufnahme, sehr schön fotografiertLG Sylvia
B-DOG 13. Juni 2014, 17:27
Eine ganz feine Aufnahme!LG PETER
mario valentini 13. Juni 2014, 15:57
I like this composition,very much.Josef Kainz 13. Juni 2014, 9:10
Gute Schärfe schönes MotivGruß Josef
Mirjam Burer 12. Juni 2014, 23:48
somehow the light in your images is always of such a high quality giving the scene a very special glow...another beautiful close up and thank you for the information
lg, Mirjam