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Hazelnut catkins sway delicately from bare branches in a winter orchard landscape, signaling the early stages of pollination across a New South Wales agricultural setting. Elongated, golden-yellow clusters hang pendulously, their intricate texture revealing thousands of tiny flowering structures critical to nut production. A hand enters the frame, providing scale and human connection to the delicate botanical process, highlighting the intimate relationship between farmer and crop. The stark winter backdrop of silvery-grey branches and soft blue sky emphasizes the vulnerability and potential of these early-season reproductive structures. These hazelnut catkins - the male flowers of the tree - will release pollen to fertilize the tiny red female flowers, setting the stage for nut development in the coming months. The image captures a moment of quiet anticipation, where the agricultural cycle begins its annual renewal, promising a harvest of rich, nutritious nuts from the carefully tended orchard.