Dead Poplars...

...and another of Brittany's dramatic Autumn cloudscapes.

Poplars are particularly susceptible to become infested with mistletoe which slowly kills the tree... and then the mistletoe dies too - go figure!

You know how to view this...

[Janiskay]

That’s because mistletoe is a parasitic plant getting its food and nutrients from the host plant.

I just love that dramatic sky and it shows best on the black.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[KoalaGardens🐨]

beautiful as I would expect :)

[Joan Robillard]

Sort of reminds me of the turtle and the spider crossing the river.

[Angelika van Rooyen]

The mistletoe are rather beautiful but knowing that they are parasitic plants makes them les pretty :-(

[gloria jones]

Superb pov, light

[carol white]

Great pov and capture

[Margo Sayer]

Your 'sparkle' is a bonus! How far away were you from the poplars?

[Jean]

Beautiful sky and silhouettes

[Maggiemae]

Such a shame - we have similar climbing plants which suffocate the tree they are climbing - one particular one is called "Old Man's Beard" Another, "Bush Lawyer"!

[Kathy]

Always lovely to look at against the light so that silhouettes is what is seen.

[haskar]

Great pov and lighting. The trees die standing ...

[Jane Pittenger]

Marvelous silhouette shapes

[*lynn]

beautiful moody shot