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Thorn_with_growth_2026-01-09 SW Michigan USA For a description load:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/173437/thorn_with_growth_2026-01-08_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Thorn_with_growth_2026-01-08 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/173437_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1770854410&Signature=wmeIIxkVytbMiFvuCQIGQnH0F0g%3D" width="200" height="128" alt="Thorn_with_growth_2026-01-08 SW Michigan USA A spot of color on a walk in the woods during a brief winter thaw. I snipped a bit of the branch, could have been from a wild raspberry or similar. Photographed with a 2.5x lens- the diameter of the branch where it narrows is about 2.9 mm. While processing I noticed what could be a creature near the bottom... did it cause the growth above the scar? I think I can see white legs, near the limit of resolution. If you view at full resolution (load original) you can zoom in quite far.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/173438/thorn_with_growth_2026-01-09.html Geotagged,United States,Winter" /></a></figure> Geotagged,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Thorn_with_growth_2026-01-09 SW Michigan USA

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Thorn_with_growth_2026-01-08 SW Michigan USA A spot of color on a walk in the woods during a brief winter thaw. I snipped a bit of the branch, could have been from a wild raspberry or similar. Photographed with a 2.5x lens- the diameter of the branch where it narrows is about 2.9 mm. While processing I noticed what could be a creature near the bottom... did it cause the growth above the scar? I think I can see white legs, near the limit of resolution. If you view at full resolution (load original) you can zoom in quite far.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/173438/thorn_with_growth_2026-01-09.html Geotagged,United States,Winter

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Uploaded Jan 11, 2026. Captured Jan 9, 2026 12:48 in GPJ4+69 Dowling, MI, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.