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L'arbre Okusu de Takeo
Vieux de plus de 3000 ans, ce camphrier est le 7ème plus grand arbre du Japon. Il mesure 30 m de haut pour une circonférence de tronc de 20 m, ses branches s'étendent sur 30 m de large d'est en ouest, et 33 m du nord au sud. C'est l'arbre sacré du sanctuaire de Takeo, qui a été construit à l'époque de Nara (735 de notre ère).
Les racines de l'arbre ressemblent à des pieds d'éléphants et sont recouvertes d'une écorce rugueuse, leur partie centrale étant fendue près de la surface du sol. À l'intérieur se trouve une cavité béante d'une surface de 12 tatamis (environ 20 m2), qui abrite un sanctuaire en pierre.

#Japon #nature #arbres #spiritualité


Aurora colors come from atoms that are trying to shed some of their energy.

In very thin air, oxygen survives in a delicate, high-energy state that emits green light. In denser air, atomic collisions knock oxygen to a lower-energy state that emits red. Nitrogen is a robust emitter that glows bright in even lower, denser layers of the atmosphere.

Beautiful science.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/aurora-tutorial #aurora #science #space #nature


Within the dusk, in the invisible of darkness, our primitive fears and core emptiness are revealed. Within the dusk, within the swish of the night, the endless surrounding and the pure fullness of being are enhanced. (2024).

iPhone camera, digital processing, Polaroid i-Type film emulsion lift on watercolor paper.

#photography #photo #art #mastoart #landscape #poetry #neopictorialism #believeinfilm #filmphotography #polaroid #emulsionlift #nature #philosophy


A few photographs from our visit to the #Forvie National #Nature Reserve in #Aberdeenshire yesterday.

#Scotland #NatureScot #birds #seals



Animal of the day (169)

As far as turtles go, the Diamondback Terrapin is a pretty one, but also a bit of an oddball. While its closest relatives thrive in the fresh waters of lakes and rivers, this one is specially adapted to living in brackish waters. It is found throughout the East Coast of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico coast, as well as in Bermuda. Like its more distantly related cousins the sea turtles, it has skin that is largely impermeable to salt and glands that help get rid of excess salt through tears. Staying relatively small with a shell length that reaches 5 inches in males and 7.5 inches in females, it feeds on various crustaceans, mollusks and fish.

#Wahnimals #animals #nature #turtles
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Crazy sunspots....took this picture 10 minutes ago:

Tweaked a bit the colors and sharpness. Taken with Pixel 4a and my telescope.

The sun is nuts!

#sun #sunspot #nature #astrophotography


"Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be #extinct in three decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate.

Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction, advocates say, but time is running out."
#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/4dDItaQ

#Nature #Wildlife #Animals #Marinelife #Oceans #EastCoast #Florida #Virginia #Massachusetts #USA #News


"“As we watch this #species go #extinct one by one, the solution sits idle in the hands of the administration”...

this year, a dead female turned up off #Virginia with a dislocated spine, a calf was discovered in #Georgia with head lacerations, & a young female was found — again in Georgia — with a fractured skull. All the injuries are consistent with vessel strikes.

“It’s only #humans that kill right #whales”"

#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://wapo.st/4dDItaQ

#Nature #Wildlife #Animals #News


Pacific Crest Trail: Part 1

Mount Hood looks stunning from up here on Table Mountain. I was informed by a frankly terrified-looking day hiker that black bears were seen up here last night. I’m proceeding with caution and will update you if I encounter them. 🐻🗻☀️

#Backpacking #PNW #WashingtonState #Photography #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Outdoors #LandscapePhotography


These wonderful little Q-tip sprouty things are Swamp Beacon [Mitrula elegans] mushrooms, and up until yesterday I had never found one. In fact they aren’t listed in many of my guides or fungi websites I visit. They mostly grow on fallen conifer needles IN BOGS… so you can see why they don’t get a lot of press!

#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #pilze #Mushtodon


Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of sheating with disastrous results for #humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds


Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/world-scientists-climate-failure-survey-global-temperature

Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, said: “I am extremely worried about the costs in human lives.”


#news #future #science #climate #earth #heat #temperature #problem #politics #nature #environment


⚪ Mehr... Lieblingsfotos?
🟤 More... Favorite photos?
📷 by Artist: #WilliamSmith / #billsmith2315 in Loc.: #CapeMay NJ USA 🇺🇸 - Title: untitled - #Art #Streetart #Artist #PhotoArt #Beach #Nature #Photography #Fotografie ➡️ #APhotoLove


Hello Mastadon!... time to try something new.

First an introduction - I go by Dyptre online, I'm a photographer based in Western Canada with a primary focus on capturing landscapes with a focus on natural and real editing. I shoot #film, I and primarily shoot #fujifilm

If you want to see more - give me a follow here I guess!

#photography #realphotographs #canada #nature #naturephotography


I got trapped into the microscope world....

Look, this 20-some million years dot trapped in the amber:

It's this fucking insect:

With this fucking digital microscope:

Ain't that insane!?

I spent all day today looking at 1kg of amber with millions of years old insects. I honestly could not stop. This is too fascinating. I want to make a video about it and I will! Whenever I have some time.

And this is my own blood (I can do better but I became a pussy while trying to cut my veins and pour some under the microscope - I'll do better next time!):

#nature #microscope #amber #insects


A lot of trees got seriously damaged in storms last winter, and were chopped down as a result. Nice to see so many of them fighting back this spring, and growing magnificent hairdos in the process.

#sillyScribbles #photography #nature #silly #nonsense #drawing


Miami Indian, New Orleans City Park Botanical Gardens exhibit.

#Photography #NewOrleans #Nature


Coastal outing today to enjoy the warm weather

1 - piping plover foraging
2 - common eiders on a rock
3 - sea snail on the move
4 - sailboat on the move

#Birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #TuesdayAdventure


Eastern Box Turtle

Found on a trail in Birdsboro Waters today. Looks like its number is declining. Listed as vulnerable.

#Turtle #Nature #Wildlife #Walking #Hiking


Blue Dasher #dragonfly on a Red Yucca flower spike in our front #garden yesterday evening. Last year dragonfly sightings/photo ops at the house were very few and far between so I’m hoping this is a sign of better luck this year.

#SilentSunday #photography #insectphotography #nature #naturephotography


Hey friends! We just came back from a great hike near #garmischpartenkirchen. We wanted to do this mountain recently but the snow in the upper part was too risky for us.

Today we went there again. Beautiful ascent, nice views. Some spray rain and a slippery, dirty descent. But at the end we even had some sun!

Now we feel tired and a bit sore 😉

#nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains #wandern #bayern #bavaria #alps #alpen #wanderlust #photography #outdoors