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The Reddish Male Catkins At this time of year the Red Alder trees take on a red &ldquo;glow&rdquo; because of the flowers on the male catkins. A bunch of dried, darker cone-like female flowers can be seen, remaining from last year.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90562/a_macro_view.html" title="A Macro View..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/90562_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=x9xnx0JcmAeobpTmsidA8krkkJI%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="A Macro View... ... of the male catkins of the Red Alder, Alnus rubra, and why the trees have that red &ldquo;glow&rdquo;. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90561/the_reddish_male_catkins.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90653/a_red_glow.html Alnus rubra,Canada,Geotagged,Winter" /></a></figure> Alnus rubra,Canada,Geotagged,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Reddish Male Catkins

At this time of year the Red Alder trees take on a red “glow” because of the flowers on the male catkins. A bunch of dried, darker cone-like female flowers can be seen, remaining from last year.

A Macro View... ... of the male catkins of the Red Alder, Alnus rubra, and why the trees have that red “glow”. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90561/the_reddish_male_catkins.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90653/a_red_glow.html Alnus rubra,Canada,Geotagged,Winter

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The Red Alder

''Alnus rubra'', the red alder, is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to western North America.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by gary fast
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By gary fast

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Uploaded Mar 4, 2020. Captured Mar 3, 2020 16:44 in Jocelyn Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/125s
  • ISO3200
  • 31mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.