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Cecille Kennedy
Siletz River, Oregon
03/08/2024
11:48 am

Equipment Details:

Nikon P1000

Post-processing Details:

convert to raw file to jpg, slight enhance Franzis 4 Pro

Image Details:

This late winter almost early spring some of the pussy willows by the river are already blooming. The small, furry, oval-shaped tufts are the beginnings of male flowers, or catkins. Three of the catkins in this photo have opened and are already releasing their yellow pollen.