Sweetgum tree seeds...

All these seeds fell out of the few balls I gathered after the storm. The fertile seeds look a little like dead flies. The infertile seeds look like cracked corn. Either one will satisfy the birds and the squirrels.

[KWind]

Wow... lots of them! I like the texture of the leaf.

[Susan Wakely]

Making a fine mess.

[Larry Steager]

Looks like something that your fur kid might like to sample. Well captured.

[Mags]

@kwind Thank you.

@wakelys The birds already cleaned them up. =)

@larrysphotos LOL! I kept him away. Thanks, Larry.

[Corinne C]

I like the light on this picture. It seems that I can reach the seeds of the leaf.

[Mags]

@corinnec Thank you very much, Corinne.

[LManning (Laura)]

Fascinating!

[Mags]

@ljmanning Thanks, Laura.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Mags]

@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB.

[Shutterbug]

I like this closeup. If I ran across that, I would have thought for sure the fertile seeds were insect larva.

[Walks @ 7]

Very cool detail.

[Diana]

Great close up of all these seeds and textures.

[Mags]

@shutterbug49 Thank you.

@joysabin Thank you.

@ludwigsdiana Thanks, Diana.

[Peter Dulis]

so interesting

[Mags]

@pdulis Thanks so much, Peter.

[Renee Salamon]

The seeds look like little caramel sweeties - so unusual

[Cathy Donohoue]

Great textures.

[Kate]

Lovely textures

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very cool.

[Maria]

Wonderful details and textures!

[Margaret Brown]

There are a few rich pickings here! Nice capture and info!

[Mags]

@rensala Thank you, Renee.

@cdonohoue Thanks, Cathy.

@k9photo Thanks, Kate.

@maria03051 Thanks, Maria.

@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret.

[Bill Ososki]

Good movement in the composition

[haskar]

Great close up and lovely textures. At first, I thought that they were roasted buckwheat grains, which in Eastern Europe are called groats. They are the basis of healthy meals and I like them very much.

[Mags]

@ososki Thank you, Bill.

@haskar Thank you, Haskar. Interesting! I know these feed the birds and squirrels, so we could probably do something with them besides tinctures. =)

[Pam]

Lovely tones, and textures.

[Kathy A]

Great textures and tones in this shot

[Mags]

@pamalama Thank you, Pam.

@kjarn Thank you, Kathy.