David and Frances
John and Gracia
Don and Dave
Rob and Kathy
Don and Jan
Jack
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Osprey 3-4
Osprey sitting on the table ready to eat fresh fish.
A stretch before lunch.
Really good!
Flower for the Day 2-27 Banana Flower
The Sanibel Moorings Resort on Sanibel
Island is a subtropical botanical garden
Island is a subtropical botanical garden
complete with banana trees. The mature
banana plant forms a flower spike or inflorescence
banana plant forms a flower spike or inflorescence
at the top. Here is a mature banana flower
at the top of a plant but hanging down.Its
bloodpurple bracts (sometimes incorrectly
called petals) pealed back and opened each
at the top of a plant but hanging down.Its
bloodpurple bracts (sometimes incorrectly
called petals) pealed back and opened each
day like onion skins revealing sweet smelling
male flowers.
male flowers.
Both the flowers and the bracts fell to the ground
each night and the process was repeated each day
of our three week stay.
each night and the process was repeated each day
of our three week stay.
The female flowers grow further down the stem
and become the fruit. The banana inflorescence
and become the fruit. The banana inflorescence
is eaten as a delicacy in many tropical countries.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sanibel 2013: Birds Flock to Beach Smorgasbord 2-25
There was the smell of dead fish in the air as we
arrived at the beach. Hungry birds flew in for lunch.
arrived at the beach. Hungry birds flew in for lunch.
There was plenty for everyone.
Some did not survive.
Small pompano.
Sheepshead.
At the Feeder 1-21
The birds outside the living room window enjoy
our feeder.
our feeder.
The female cardinal has subdued colors.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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