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Bear grass is not a true grass but a member of the corn lily family, like tulips and asparagus. It can survive wildfires and gets its name from bears that eat its tender parts and line their winter dens with its leaves #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Wildflower #White #Flower #BloomScrolling

Blue Cornflower aka Bachelor's Button because men used to wear the flower in their suit lapels to show they were in love. Bees love them because their nectar has a very high sugar content #FlowersOnFriday #Floralfriday #Wildflower #Flower #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #Pollinator

Thanks, Alan! I took a small boat tour with a guide so was able to get up really close to the birds and animals, although I should probably upgrade my phone soon since the newer models have much better zoom

Galápagos yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola) is a vibrant, distinct endemic subspecies known for its striking bright plumage, unusual female duets, and adaptability across the islands #BirdoftheDay #Yellow #Flyday #FeatheredFriday #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

Rufescent Tiger Heron, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. It has a "spring-loaded" neck that allows it to stand totally still for hours before releasing its neck strike in just 50 milliseconds to swallow prey whole #BirdoftheDay #Flyday #FeatheredFriday #EgretsAndHerons #Nature #Wildlife

Snowy egret showing off his mating feathers, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA. Their feet are normally yellow or greenish-yellow, but turn a bright, rich orange-red during the peak of the breeding season #BirdoftheDay #Nature #EgretsAndHerons #Flyday #FeatheredFriday #Wildlife #Photography

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Shama: Delivers rich, fluty, highly melodic musical phrases and can incorporate local bird mimicry into its territorial singing Lyrebird: capable of recreating complex soundscapes including up to 20+ other bird calls, mammal noises, and mechanical human sounds like chainsaws or camera shutters

Lol! So true…not to mention all the tits and boobies they’ve named. Makes it nearly impossible to search for a particular bird on google photos 😆

I’m hanging my head in shama-shame…

A perennial Walking Iris, so named because heavy flower stalks bend and touch the ground, letting new baby plantlets take root and "walk" across the garden. Sadly, the ephemeral blooms last for only one day, Baños, Ecuador #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardening #Floral #ColorADay #NaturePhotography

An adult Curve-billed Thrasher watches over a fledgling feeding on nectar, perched atop a blooming Saguaro Cactus, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, USA #BirdoftheDay #YourChoice #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #ThornsThursday #Desert #AmericanWest #MotherAndBaby

The unfortunately named White-rumped Shama is a stunning songbird known for its incredible, beautiful vocal mimicry and striking long tail. Native to South and Southeast Asia, it has also been introduced to parts of Hawaii. #BirdoftheDay #YourChoice #Songbirds #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #Honolulu

Now I'll never be able to unsee that 😂

Lewisia Sunset Strain in candy-striped pink, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Named after Merriweather Lewis who encountered it on his travels, Native Americans had been using the plants for medicinal purposes for years #WildlifeWednesday #NatureWednesday #BloomScrolling #Wildflower #Pink #Flower

Yellow Tree Tobacco, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Although invasive and highly toxic, it resists herbivores, and accumulates heavy metals like copper, zinc, and arsenic in its roots and shoots, cleaning up contaminated soil #WildlifeWednesday #NatureWednesday #Wildflower #BloomScrolling #Flower

A male Mallard Duck sunning himself on the San Antonio Riverwalk, Texas, USA, showing off his emerald-green head, bright yellow bill and bright blue speculum wing feather patch #BirdoftheDay #MultiColoured #DucksOutofWater #WildlifeWednesday #NatureWednesday #Nature #Wildlife

A rainbow coloured Green Jay, Austin, Texas, USA #birdoftheday #multicoloured #nature #wildlife #naturephotography

A colourful Western Tanager perches on a fence, Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA #birdoftheday #multicoloured #nature #wildlife #photography

They do look like that!