Transforming Friday

Hello, Hannah here with the third round...rallying inspiration on the topic of exploration in point of view featuring the natives of plant and animal wildlife of the vegetation region of the Coniferous Forest.

According to my wonderfully aromatic “Classics Edition of the World Atlas-Hammond 1967,” the coniferous forests of Europe, Asia and North America cover about 9% of the earth’s land. The soil is poor for farming and the people live primarily on forestry, mining and the manufacture of wood products.

It may be outdated but I just love opening this giant-smelly book every five weeks for a brief snippet! :)

Then via Wikipedia and a Coniferous Forest Biome link: The largest Coniferous forest exists in a ring in Alaska, Canada,  northern Europe, and northern Asia, in a ring in the Northern Hemisphere.  This forest is called the "Taiga".

Taiga , also known as the boreal forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.




The taiga is found throughout the high northern latitudes,
(Source=Wiki Commons |Author=GeForce3 )


The Coniferous Forest is a forest of Conifers, the Pine tree is the most common example.  Conifer leaves conserve water with the thick, waxy layer that covers their leaves, also known as needles.  The vegetation in the Coniferous forest is small in size, but large enough to feed the vast herbivore population.  Most of these animals survive the brutal winters by migrating or hibernating.

Average Annual Rainfall- 14-29.5 in.
Average Temperatures in the Summer- 57.2°F
Average Temperatures in the Winter- 14°F


View from Mt. Huangshan, Anhui, China
(Source=Wiki Commons\Author=Ariel Steiner)

White Spruce taiga, Denali Highway, Alaska Range, Alaska
(Source=Wiki Commons/Author=''Picea glauca'' - NOAA photo {{PD-USGov-NOAA}}

In other words, feel free to embody a tree!

On another note, if you wish to entertain the idea of animals most of the animals are herbivores, however some carnivores and omnivores are there, too.  Some of the animals in the Coniferous Forests include the red fox, moose, snowshoe hare, great horned owl, and the crossbill.

Images of the inhabitants of this region for inspiration...

(Source=http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/image/vbig/104.jpg |Author=USDA Forest Service)


(Source=Wiki Commons/Author=Peter Trimming)

Oh, this one...leaves me breathless!! Gorgeous creature.

I’d better stop or I’ll get carried away...I’m sure you will all find some amazing plant and animal life to depict in your poetic voices so I’ll let you at it!!

Actually one more thing...If you’d like, (I know I enjoyed it), here’s a wonderfully inspiring place to visit...the BBC NATURE Wildlife link on Coniferous Forests.

This could be your go-to link!! Wowsers...packed with forest eye-candy. ;) Although I don’t think you can repost their material...still great for looking.

Also, they speak on the topic of wildfire and they have audio clips of Coniferous woodland atmosphere!!

Okay...enough said...link a fresh-original work written for this prompt, (no oldies), be sure to have fun and throw on your trekking gear to visit the forest of neighboring blogs!

Happy Friday, toads and pond dwellers!!!