The Fallen

Well spotted and taken.

Always a shame, but a nice bit of firewood now maybe! Love the blue sky showing through the skeletal trees.

The big old tree died.

Winter's casualty added interest to the scene!

Fine shot, Keith!
I hope it is left alone to provide a natural habitat for all species of life that rely on decaying wood. As I have mentioned before, I don't recall seeing a stag beetle since I was knee-high to a grasshopper!

I think it will be left Andy..........there are signs of similarly fallen trees being left to decay on the spot and several log piles left around too.

I built a log pile in my garden a couple of years ago in the hope of attracting Stag beetles. I've only seen one (last year), but based on this I'm hopeful for more. See: www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/46760078/in/album/402979

Thank you everyone................glad you like this one..!!

A striking horizontal against all the vertticals!

I think that's why it caught my eye Gudrun............glad you agree!

Eine sehr schöne Aufnahme, Keith, die den Kreislauf in der Natur aufzeigt. Der tote Baum schenkt nun Käfern, Pilzen und anderen Tieren und Pflanzen einen Lebensraum.
In Deutschland wird den Wäldern zuviel Holz entnommen. Wegen der Energiewende wird viel Holz verbrannt, um weniger fossile Brennstoffe zu verbrauchen. Aber man darf nicht nur eine Priorität setzen, sondern man muss die Natur in ihrer Gesamtheit respektieren.