See the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy willow

See the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy willow

Time-lapse video, filmed over three days, of the opening of the woolly catkins of a pussy, or goat, willow (Salix caprea).
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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