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The Fungi world (74) : Birch polypore

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi world (74) : Birch polypore

A fungus in the snow is not really an everyday scene, but I found one.

It’s a Birch polypore, a fungus that grows almost exclusively on weakened birches as a parasite and causes brown rot and eventually death of the tree, as happened with the one in the shot.

Dutch name : Berkenzwam
German name : Birkenporling
Latin name : Piptoporus betulinus

Comentarios 18

Pozer Katalin 16/01/2010 22:15
:-) It could be winter or summer, freezing or hot, you will find a fungus... I am not surprised at all. :-)))))
Interesting winter-shot.
Hugs, Kati
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Ayse Nalan Yasin 16/01/2010 6:54
Excellent shot and great details Mark..
Greetings Ayse
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Adele D. Oliver 15/01/2010 20:20
This fungus looks enormous and with its colouring as if it is mimicking the bark of the birch. How unusual with all this snow - you'll have to go back to photograph it in the Spring. A beautifully composed and taken image!!
cheers, Adele
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Angelika Ritter 15/01/2010 19:30
the fungi winterworld.
perfect shot.
+++
lg angie
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A. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 15/01/2010 17:40
Schneeporling :-))))
Superbild!!
LG Bergjäger
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Vitória Castelo Santos 15/01/2010 17:33
Excellent shot and presentation.
best wishes
Vitoria

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Ryszard Basta 15/01/2010 15:29
schoen naturell
Dein Foto
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† Ushie Farkas 15/01/2010 15:17
FASZINIEREND, Mark! wonderful pic! Salut Ushie
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Canan Oner 15/01/2010 15:16
You are so lucky to find that one under snow Mark...
Thanks for the info..I didn't know they could kill a tree..
Beautiful shot as always..
Cheers,
Canan
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Jan Rillich 15/01/2010 15:07
oh a combination of "the beauty of snow" and "the fungi world"

nice shot
Jan
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CsomorLászló 15/01/2010 11:35
Brilliant, excellent dof!
bw
CsL
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Gruber Fred 15/01/2010 11:28
Ein schon älterer Knabe der immer noch ein schönes Motiv abgibt.
LG Fred
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Christine Ge. 15/01/2010 11:27
Pilz im Schnee - ein außergewöhnliches Winterbild ... Sehr schön, wie der Schnee als Kappe auf dem Pilz liegt. Sehr fein fotografiert mit dem Wald-Hintergrund!
Gruß Tina
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Gisèle W. 15/01/2010 9:26
Heel mooie winterdetail. Het is alweer bijna verleden tijd, want de sneeuw is bij ons al aan het smelten !!
Fijn weekend, Gisèle
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Sylvia Schulz 15/01/2010 9:07
schön so behütet, die Schneehaube macht sich gut und herrlich die Waldkulisse, wunderbar Mark,
es grüßt Dich Sylvia
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