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Framing the shot

Posted in Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 24, 2017| 2 Comments »

A razor wire (aka, concertina wire) frame for an African Tulip tree blossom.

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The rainy season not only brings lush greens, it brings the brilliant red-orange of the Árbol de tulipán to Oaxaca.

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Countdown to colibríes

Posted in Gardens, Nature & Science, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Just before this afternoon’s rains came, Casita Colibrí’s first African tulip tree blossom of the season.Orange red African tulip tree blossom .

And that means, colibríes (hummingbirds) won’t be far behind!

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Colibrí and blossoms

Posted in Gardens, Nature & Science, tagged , , , , on July 17, 2011| 3 Comments »

A major source of entertainment these gray rainy days is watching the colibríes darting in, around, and through the African tulip trees surrounding my terrace; sipping nectar from the profusion of giant red-orange blossoms 3 times their size;


Hummingbird hovering over African tulip tree
… chasing each other as they protect their turf (Hey guys and gals, there’s enough for everybody!); catching insects with their rapier like tongues; and pausing for a brief rest at the tip of a branch,

Hummingbird hovering over African tulip tree blossoms

… but always on guard.


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