Macro Detailed Image of Male Catkins from a Hazel Tree (Corylus avellana) Against a Blue Winter Sky.

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Macro image showing detail of three catkins against a deep blue winter sky. Thse are the male flowers of the Hazel Tree (Corylus avellana), the female flowers are red and inconspicuous, when fertilised they produce the hazel nuts.

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Size: 3441px × 5309px
Location: Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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