Biology in the Wisconsin Springtime

As springtime arrives in Wisconsin, life returns to the dormant forest once again. I decided to write this blog post in response to the photos I captured while on a walk in my local park.

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In this shot above, I stood on top of a hill and took a picture of the surrounding landscape and terrain. In the center, two young conifers grow amidst several deciduous trees. To the left, various deciduous trees grow in a thick, mangled clump of land. In the foreground, a small plot of wetland at the foot of the hill gives an ideal atmosphere for cattails and wetland species.

This worm's eye view gives a good perspective of the height of a group of pine trees. Notice that the branches towards the middle and bottom of these trees are mostly bare while the needles are located on the branches at the top. This is a result of the aging trees shedding their old needles every fall.