Quaking Aspen Grove is a photograph by Wildlife Fine Art which was uploaded on October 14th, 2015.
Quaking Aspen Grove
A Quaking Aspen Grove glowing in the backlite light.The leaves attach to branches via a long and flattened petiole, so that even the slightest breeze... more
Title
Quaking Aspen Grove
Artist
Wildlife Fine Art
Medium
Photograph - Prints / Licensing
Description
A Quaking Aspen Grove glowing in the backlite light.The leaves attach to branches via a long and flattened petiole, so that even the slightest breeze causes the leaves to flutter. This gives the overall tree the appearance that it is quaking or trembling - hence the common name Quaking Aspen. Quaking aspen has an average lifespan of 60-70 years. Even after 100 years or more, the dormant root system will spring back to life sprouting new trees once sunlight is allowed to reach the forest floor again. Therefore, forest fires, no matter how severe, encourage the growth of new aspen trunks in the asexual process also known as "root suckering." Fall colors in the relatively drab West might be the single most attractive element of aspen to the eyes of humans. Food and shelter are primary drivers for a multitude of animal species that call aspen groves home. Mice, voles, picas, rabbits, beaver, porcupine, deer, moose and elk all prefer aspen-dominated habitats. Ruffed grouse depend on them for food, breeding and nesting. Goshawk, Cooper�s hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and pygmy owl nest and hunt and live there.
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October 14th, 2015
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Wildlife Fine Art
Thank you Mia DeLode for featuring my image called Quaking Aspen Grove in the group Big Sky of Art !
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Wildlife Fine Art replied:
Thank you John Bailey for featuring my image called Quaking Aspen Grove in the group "Images That Excite You !"
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