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Short Walks. This washout shows the root system beautifully. And. How important roots are for stopping soil erosion. Here because of drought, but more from overgrazing, there is NO grass of any type and just the tree is trying to hold everything together.
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Night patrol at the river's edge. 🌙🐾
Spotted hyenas are highly intelligent, highly adaptable apex predators and scavengers that do most of their active hunting and patrolling under the cover of night. Catching this individual pausing along the illuminated waterbank gives a fantastic look at their distinct sloping silhouette and keen attentiveness.

#WildlifePhotography #Kenya #Hyena #AnimalBehavior #NocturnalWildlife #NightDrive #Safari #Fediverse #Wildlife #Ecology #Nikon #photography

A spotted hyena stands near a body of water, with sandy ground in the foreground. The animal is looking towards the viewer, showcasing its characteristic features and markings.

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Another log, more mushrooms.

#mushrooms #forest #fungus #fungi #saprophytes #ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #forests #photography #mushroomsofmasmastodon

A cluster of small, pale, bell-shaped mushrooms grows on the side of a decaying log. The mushrooms have delicate, pleated caps and thin stems, and they are surrounded by fallen leaves and green ferns on the forest floor.

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One from the archives. Snowdrops growing in the front yard in the spring of 2014. Taken with my Nikon D3300, which has a resolution of 24.2 megapixels. The #iPhone 18 Pro Max, which I have recently upgraded to, but have not yet received (thank you, chip shortage), has three 48-megapixel rear cameras.

Mind boggling. But the iPhone doesn't have all of those groovy Nikon lenses.

#Plants #botany
#ecology #biology #biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #photography #nikon #apple

A close-up of a clump of white Snowdrop flowers blooming through a lawn on the ground.

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Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

A potted pitcher plant, Sarracenia oreophila, with tall, striking red and green tubular leaves. The plant is in a white square pot, supported by a thin stake, and surrounded by other greenery and rocks in an outdoor setting. The Latin name oreophila means "mountain-loving."

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A close-up of a pitcher plant trap leaf (Sarracenia oreophila), showing its distinct tubular shape. The leaves have a striking pattern of deep red veins against a yellow-green background, and the hooded top curves over the opening of the pitcher. The plant is potted and set against a backdrop of rocks and other greenery.

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One of my favourite places on Dartmoor is Wistman's Wood, and I took a friend to see it, on a warm and sunny day, earlier this month.
A short walk from the road takes you to a boulder-strewn hillside, densely-packed with stunted oaks, mosses, lichens, and ferns; a small oasis of residual temperate rainforest in the barren expanse of the Moor.
It's a magical spot.

#Photography #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Woodland #Landscape #Ecology #Dartmoor #Devon #Mosstodon

A dense thicket of dwarf oak trees sits amongst boulders in dappled sunlight. Most surfaces are covered in moss, lichen or fern. The whole scene is very green.

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Somebody has chewed a hole through the side of a Sarracenia leucophylla pitcher. Wasps are a favorite prey of Sarracenia species, and sometimes when a wasp falls into the pitcher it's able to chew its way out. This doesn't really harm the plant, as it's still able to trap and digest additional prey. But sometimes the critters are able to make an escape.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant