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#prunus — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Behold, a feeding frenzy of Plum Sharks!

    Plum sharks AKA kererū, the NZ wood pigeon.

    Plums are in full fruit in Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ, at the moment. I was on Valley Road today in Cashmere there were at least 11 kererū feasting in the plum trees up the side of the road.

    I think plums are one of the big reasons that these birds venture down from the hills into the city at this time of year.

    inaturalist.nz/observations/33

    #birds #fruigivory #plums #Prunus #woodpigeon #pigeons #kererū #nz #Christchurch #nature #iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ

  2. Black cherry leaf gall (Eriophyes cerasicrumena) that has split open and released the vermiform mites that have spent the summer inside. #GallWeek2025 #gall #galls #mites #cherry #prunus #biology #eriophyidae #macrophotography

  3. Fior di #ciliegio (#Prunus) Il fior di #ciliegio, con la sua breve ma spettacolare fioritura, è simbolo di impermanenza e bellezza effimera. Nell’antica mitologia cinese, i #ciliegi in #fiore ci ricordano quanto sia prezioso il tempo che condividiamo con i nostri cari. Proprio come i #petali, la nostra vita è fragile e breve, e per questo dobbiamo viverla al meglio, apprezzando ogni momento. La fioritura del #ciliegio è un invito a celebrare..Continua a leggere: galassianatura.it/pixeldinatur