Thursday, May 10, 2012

Eastern White Pine

EASTERN WHITE PINE (PINUS STROBUS), PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STATE PARK, MICHIGAN, MAY 9, 2012

Pentax K20D
Sigma APO 17-70 DG at 40mm
1/500 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

Deborah Abbott (a k a The Lady Friend) captured this young white pine on the beach at Union Bay in the Porkies yesterday. The largest conifer in Michigan, this species of pine once was the backbone of the Upper Peninsula timber industry and, when mature, is a favorite place for bald eagles to build their nests.

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