How did that happen

I photographed this tree when we were out on our bus trip a few days ago. You can't see a join, so I don't know how this happened.

You don't see a branch with a hole in it very often.

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[Gerry]

Fav Babs

[Annie D]

love this tree - I love trees

[Diane]

Great find, love the lighting too!

[sally agnew]

Great find Babs, Mother Nature is a pretty creative force. :-)

[Peter]

Great capture Babs, love the colour and detail, it it not some sort of Autralian Polo tree;)

[Robyn]

Very unusual find. Lovely colours

[tony gig]

Great eye and shot Babs.

[Lee-Ann]

Great & unusual find

[Tracey]

Wonderful find fascinating capture

[Kane Arlow]

Wow, I can't say I have seen that before.

[gayelene]

great find great photo :)

[Babs]

@gerry Thanks so much for the fav Gerry,.

[Babs]

@annied Thanks Annie. It was rather unusual.

[Babs]

@dianeburns Thanks Diane.

[Babs]

@hermann I really can't figure how it got the shape it did.

[Babs]

@pcoulson You could be right Peter. I am not sure they get Polo's out here though. Didn't when we first arrived, but maybe they have them now.

[Babs]

@flyrobin @tonygig @leestevo @tracelee Thanks. It did look rather odd.

[Babs]

@karlow75 Me neither. Can't imagine how it got that shape. Limbs have been lopped, but that still doesn't account for the hole in the middle.

@onlyme111 Thanks Gaylene, it is a strange find.

[Lois]

Great find! Love the colors and texture of the bark.

[8yearson]

What an amazing tree!

[Molly]

Very unusual - makes a nice composition.

[Hazel]

I like the detail of the bark.

[Deb]

How unique, what a great spot though.

[Angela]

Well spotted.

[KWind]

Wow... very interesting! Well spotted and shot!

[Pat Knowles]

How odd.......what are those nobs on there too......a very strange tree indeed!

[Babs]

@loweygrace @jackie8 @dolphin @quietpurplehaze @dgrynn @angelar @kwind
Thanks so much. It is some sort of gum tree and the bark sheds all the time. How it ended up with the hole in the middle though I can't figure.
@happypat The nobs on there are limbs which have either dropped off or been lopped. Gum trees lose their limbs frequently especially ones which are near the ocean which this one is.

[Kathie]

Perhaps this is the origin of the "whistling wind".

[Rachel]

How unusual. Perhaps a tree that was growing next to it?

[Gena Pegg]

Very cool and quite a mystery indeed! Love the pov and capture Babs....I have a lot of catching up do as we were traveling all day yesterday and today. Thanks for your visits and I just love your sense of humor!!

[Marnie]

Amazing, nature does it again.

[Laurie F]

cool tree

[April]

Very interesting! Love the circle.

[Jane Morley]

What a find!

[Joy Maguire]

great find