Internationale Gartenschau "Floriade" in Niederlande🍃🌾🌿🌿

The flower of the edible passionfruit, Passiflora edulis.

For me passionfruit flowers are just as exotic as orchids.

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I was amazed to find our friend at the bird feeder.

tropical hibiscus

Delicious exotic fruit...

Macro Monday - Sweet or Savoury

I seldom eat chips, but these are pretty good. It is a blend of yuca, sweet potato, parsnip, taro, and batata.

These chips are made with real vegetables, gluten-free, vegan, non-GMOr. 0mg of cholesterol and 0g of trans fat and no artificial flavors or artificial preservatives.

I know, too good to be true :)

A delicate yellow orchid hides in shadows of other greenhouse plants.

Another important inhabitant of the Atlantic Forest, I present here two photos of the Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) / Araçari-banana.

It measures 35 to 39cm in length, and its weight, between 156 and 169g. The beak has various shades of green and yellow. There is a red area around the median part of the maxilla, with diffuse green margins that gradually turn grayish blue. The male's beak is larger than that of the female, which is also different in color: green tends more to olive and grayish. Thus, the male's colors are more vivid.

It feeds on fruits, insects, as well as eggs and chicks of other birds.

Little is known about the reproductive biology of this species. The nests are built in hollows, holes in trees and in termite mounds. It often uses woodpecker nests. The male courts the female singing and giving her food. In captivity, laying of 2 to 3 white eggs was observed. Parental care is provided by both sexes. The incubation period lasts about 16 days. There are references that report 2 to 4 eggs.

It usually lives in small groups of 5 to 7 individuals. A species of forestry habits, it jumps from branch to branch and is not in the habit of flying over rivers and lakes. Inhabits the canopy of tall forests in mountainous regions. It uses its relatively long beak to defend itself from predators and usually attacks other birds' nests. It is an important animal in the seed dispersal process.

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These are birthday orchids I received from one of my good friends. Yellow is my favorite color. Makes me happy, relax and just good to be alive!

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Dendobrium convolutum photographed at Botanic Garden/ Rio de Janeiro

At Westonbirt Arboretum there are lots of exotic trees - I don't know the name of this one, but I like the colours!

A real beauty in my garden, from a few years back. This was given to me by a neighbour friend.

Hard to believe these are tulips!

Kreative People's "Treat This" #265.

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One from my archives again.

A new friend and fellow Flickr photographer, Raven. I'm looking forward to a few photo shoots with her, well...more than a few. ; )

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As seen in San Diego Botanic Garden. A focus stack of 39 images.

of a White Stickpea (Zapoteca portoricensis)

in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt

for a HMBT !

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