A close-up macro photograph of a fern fiddlehead — a tightly coiled new frond unfurling. The spiral crozier is covered in fine brown hairs and contains clusters of tiny, not-yet-opened leaflets nested within the curl. Surrounding it are bright green, already-opened fern fronds with their characteristic feathery, serrated leaflets, set against a softly blurred grey-green background.

Looking for a snap with #new theme for today's #BlueSkyArtShow I came up with this new #fern from #Tasmania in 2023 - probably a lot of #Fibonacci going on here.

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