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Lingonberry

Janów Forests, Poland

Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Borowka brusznica (lingonberry or cowberry) is a short evergreen shrub in the heath family that bears edible sour fruit, native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. In the past it was seldom cultivated, but fruit was commonly collected in the wild.

Janow Forests Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie) - a protected Landscape Park on the Bilgoraj Plains between Zaklikow and Frampol. Janow Forests, adjacent to the Western Roztocze, are one of the largest forest area in the south - eastern Poland and in fact in Europe. The Park is shared between two voivodeships: Lublin Voivodeship and Subcarpathian Voivodeship.

Landscape Park, which includes the eastern part of the Janow Forests was created in 1984.
The Park area - 391.50 km ˛, the Park buffer zone area - 605 km ˛, thus, a total of almost 100,000 hectares. 80% of the Park is covered by forests - mainly pine, fir and pine and mixed, which in large part are natural. The remainder are ponds, swamps and bogs. There is located 7 monuments of nature and 6 nature reserves with a total area of 4264.69 ha. In the forests can be found 800 species of vascular plants, of which approximately 130 are protected species.

Forests are the mainstay of animals and birds. Janow Forests are one of the larger refuges of animals in the south - eastern Poland. There are numerous populations of deer, wild boar, elk, wolves, badgers, beavers, otters and foxes. Forests are also an important refuge of birds, there are about 170 species of birds. Janow Forests are especially valuable because of the avifauna inhabiting them. In the vicinity of the ponds you can find bittern, gray heron, shoveler, black tern and river tern. The peculiarity of these areas are refuges for the capercaillie and black grouse. The area is also inhabited by numerous birds of prey included white-tailed eagle, spotted eagle and lesser spotted eagle, black and red kite, marsh harrier and meadow harrier. In the Janow Forests can be found many species of reptiles: spotted gniewosz, adder, grass snake and lizards.

Moreover, beyond its natural beauty, the park lies within the area of partisan battles, which occurred in June 1944.

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro
1/100s f/11.0 at 200.0mm iso200 full exif

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Graeme05-Feb-2012 11:54
Gorgeous lighting & close up, Tomasz.BV
Guest 05-Feb-2012 09:57
Very beautiful capture.
fotabug05-Feb-2012 04:13
Superb image! Wonderful lighting and perfect exposure. Marvelous work. V
sue anne05-Feb-2012 02:32
Delicate and I learn something new about lingonberry . V
lou_rozensteins05-Feb-2012 02:00
Beautiful light and details. Well done.
Guest 05-Feb-2012 01:00
Lovely green shrub, lime color, with arresting shadows on crystal icy snow...and oh that splash of sunlight!
laine05-Feb-2012 00:47
I love Lingonberry sauce on my Swedish Meatballs at Ikea :))

Hope they don't all freeze!
Frank Kavanagh Photography04-Feb-2012 20:39
A beauty of a shot.V.
Guest 04-Feb-2012 19:28
wonderful light and shadowplay Tomasz.
Johnny JAG04-Feb-2012 19:18
Lovely colour and detail
Tom LeRoy04-Feb-2012 18:39
Fine details and light, excellent in the snow shot. V
J. Scott Coile04-Feb-2012 18:36
Very good low light angle.
Peter Stahl04-Feb-2012 17:52
Stand out so well. Excellent job Tomasz! :-))
Guest 04-Feb-2012 17:36
Very nice details on/in the snow ...
fineartism04-Feb-2012 17:31
Well seen and beautifully captured !!!
Wonderful light !!! V
Maurice.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)04-Feb-2012 17:31
Awesome.V
Paolo
Jim Coffman04-Feb-2012 17:27
Sharp as a tack ! Very nice image...
Guest 04-Feb-2012 17:14
Wow,I think I can touch that!
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak04-Feb-2012 17:06
To jakis fotomontaz ;~}}}
~V~