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The sun finally peeps through the tall trees giving a respite from the bitter chill of the Himalayan dawn
A few weeks ago I was spending the day in Belgium for Urbex photography but at the end of the day we were close to Dinant a nice stop along the Meuse.
Dinant during the blue hour 05-05-2016
Sony A77 Mark II ƒ/11, 10mm (HDR) 11, 19, and 42 Sec "iso 80]
This Buff-tailed Bumble Bee – Bombus terrestris had really full pollen sacs but was still digging as deep as he could get into the White Clover - Trifolium repens - flower to get as much pollen as he possibly could. Seen at Brockholes Nature Reserve, near Preston. Explored #384, 06 July 2015
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The false bird of paradise or hanging lobster claw (Heliconia rostrata) is a large evergreen perennial with banana-like leaves. Other names are lobster-claw, crab claw and hanging heliconia.
It is a beautiful tropical plant which blooms with tiny white flowers housed in bright red and yellow bracts.
The flowers are in fact quite tiny and inconsequential.
The plant up to 6 meters high is native to Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, and naturalized in Puerto Rico.
De valse paradijsvogel of snavelheliconia (Heliconia rostrata), is een rechtop groeiende tot 6 meter hoge groenblijvende plant.
De plant heeft een vlezige, 90 à 150 cm lange schijnstam van in elkaar geschoven bladscheden, vergelijkbaar met die van banaan.
De afwisselend geplaatste, enkelvoudige bladeren zijn langgesteeld, groen, leerachtig, lang-elliptisch en 0,5 à 2 meter lang en 15 à 40 centimeter breed.
De plant heeft opvallende, 30 à 100 cm lange, rood met geel gekleurde schutbladen, die lijken op een bloem maar de kleine 2 à 5 cm witgele bloempjes zitten erin.
De echte bloemen zijn in feite vrij klein en onbeduidend.
De plant komt oorspronkelijk uit Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica en Ecuador en is geïmporteerd in Puerto Rico.
Deze foto is gemaakt in de tropische vlindertuin Vlindorado in Waarland bij Alkmaar.
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The Eurasion Magpie – Pica pica – is a very eye catching bird, roughly the size of a Crow. It is very prevalent throughout Britain and Europe and although originally from woodland and open, scrubby ground, it has adapted (probably too well) and is common just about everywhere. It is a scavenger, feeding on just about anything it can and will rob the nests of other birds given the slightest chance. As nice as it looks with its black, white and blue plumage, in Britain it is classed as vermin. This pair were seen at Pennington Flash, Leigh.
The “Two For Joy” title, for those who may not understand, is in reference to the traditional nursery rhyme about magpies – One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl ... etc. A quick Google for ‘Magpie rhyme’ will explain. Explore #329, 25 June2015.
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Seen on a walk near our hotel in Guardalavaca, this Brown Cuban Anole – Anolis sagrei – was spotted sitting on a metal pipe (presumably still holding the warmth of the day). It was not bothered by our presence and it even started flashing its dewlap at us, as seen in the picture. Native to Cuba, this Anole has been introduced (originally as pets) to other Caribbean islands and the US where it has become very invasive and predatory, consuming many species of native lizards. Explore #378, 18 May 2015.
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