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The mature Brazilian prickly pear cactus produces striking yellow flowers that can grow up to 4-6 centimeters in width, typically visible in late spring or early summer.
It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, Peru and northern Argentina, and has become naturalized in Florida among other places.
Photo taken in Indian Lake State Forest.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasiliopuntia
Magnolia liliiflora exceptionally a small tree, to 4m tall (smaller than most other magnolias), and blooms profusely in early spring with large pink to purple showy flowers, before the leaf buds open. It is one of the slowest-growing trees.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_liliiflora
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes, female, nectaring on dead-nettle flowers, Lamium purpureum. 2 April 2024. Ealing, London, England, UK.
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Bush katydid. Size 36-50 mm.
Scudderia is a genus of katydids.
Their range is most of North America, northernmost being in Southern Canada. They are herbivores, with nymphs feeding primarily on flowers and adults preferring woody deciduous plants.
Joint Second place Winner: Beautiful Capture of Week-35 Contest of the Beautiful Capture Group; congratulations. 27 Sep, 2023.
The grey plover, known as the black-bellied plover in North America, is a large cosmopolitan plover breeding in Arctic regions. It is a long-distance migrant, with a nearly worldwide coastal distribution when not breeding. Their breeding habitat is Arctic islands and coastal areas across the northern coasts of Alaska, Canada, and Russia. They migrate to winter in coastal areas throughout the world.
Via Today's Explore at #5 on Fluidr
www.fluidr.com
The family to which spicebush swallowtails belong, Papilionidae, or swallowtails, include the largest butterflies in the world. The swallowtails are unique in that even while feeding, they continue to flutter their wings. Unlike other swallowtail butterflies, spicebushes fly low to the ground instead of at great heights.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_troilus
Aechmea fasciata It is commonly called the silver vase or urn plant and is native to Brazil. Vase Plants are probably the most popular houseplant bromeliads on the market today. Although the plants themselves are beautiful, their long-lasting flowering bracts are stunning. Usually pink, they rise above the plant like a spiky crown, with smaller purple flowers emerging after time. It's not unusual for an Aechmea flower spike to last for months.
bloomscape.com/product/bromeliad-aechmea-pink/
A BIG day at a spot close to home. I used a photo in motion software to make this. A crazy but awesome day!!
