Why do fire scars form more on the leeward or uphill sides of trees? For #firescarfriday here's a little time lapse video showing the increased residence time of flame, and thus increased heating and potential cambial injury, in the eddy of air in the lee of this long leaf pine. Florida, USA, 2025.

Here's a closer view of the raven calling. Definitely saying something, I wonder what.

Raven calling strangely from a dead piñon pine (Pinus edulis) killed by drought + heat + Ips confusus 22 years ago. Tsankawi, New Mexico, USA.