Silent Sunday: Purple Water Lily
Tag Archives: Flowers
Pink Hibiscus In the Spotlight
Great Blue Skimmer on Swamp Lily
Edit:
I had incorrectly identified this male Blue Dasher as a Great Blue Skimmer. Thank you Mike Powell for the ID info!
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 19, 2021
Silent Sunday: One Drop
Gaping Flower Photobombed
Just because it made me laugh.
I was taking pictures of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird but ended up focusing on the purple blossom, looking like a gaping mouth, or a hand puppet or ??
A Small Green Bug in Calla Lily Bloom
Actually two small green bugs, assuming that is two sets of antennae. I was looking for tree frogs but this just wasn’t their day to bask in a flower bloom.
Swamp Wildflowers, Pitcher Plant 2
This bloom was a different color than the other Pitcher Plant flowers I saw at Okefenokee Swamp. There are seven species found in Georgia and a bit of research reveals Pitcher Plants are a pretty big topic.
April 28, 2021
Silent Sunday: Pink Rose
Swamp Wildflowers, Pitcher Plant
Pitcher Plants grow throughout the Okefenokee Swamp, a perfect wetland habitat to host these carnivorous wonders.
I saw a lot of them growing entangled with other wet feet loving plants.
The actual Pitchers grow along side the flowers, although some of the flowers seem to have gone by or were further distanced.
A few had popped up more in the open.
As this area is also home to Alligators and Snakes set up options to take a photo are limited.
April 28, 2021
Iris Blooms, Feeling Artsy
These blooms were huge, easily 9 or 10 inches (22 -25 CM)Â across, and just gorgeous.
The color striations and dash of yellow invite you to look some more.
There was a light sheen of dew on the petals before the sun made it to this garden patch.
May 20, 2021