{"id":17765,"date":"2023-08-11T07:22:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T11:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2023-08-11T07:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T11:22:35","slug":"maine-northern-blazing-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17765","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Northern Blazing Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Northern Blazing Star: Kennebunk Plains Nature Conservancy, York County, Maine, USA. \u2014 It is the season of Blazing Star on the Kennebunk Plains. The Plains are one of the few remaining sand-plains in the Northeast, and are managed for several rare and endangered species\u2026the Northern Blazing Star chief among them. Blazing Star is a fire-dependent plant, and the Plains are burned on a regular rotation to keep the population healthy. This time of year the Blazing Star is host of a wide variety of insect and bird species as well, and it is right now that the the Plains are perhaps the most alive. This year\u2019s crop is notable for its height\u2026all the plants are very tall, taller then average by almost a foot, and they have blossoms all down the stalk. If the weather holds the last of those won\u2019t bloom until the first week in September, making for an exceptionally long bloom. I have been tracking and photographing the Norther Blazing Star bloom on the Kennebunk Plains for over 20 years now. Every year is different. OM Systems OM-1 with ED 100-400mm zoom at various focal lengths for framing. Program mode with my custom birds modifications (yes they work for plant macros as well\u2026not need to change mode.) Processed in Pixelmator Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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