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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Orchids

Orchid - people describe this flower as beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic...you can use any word you want! Neither word would be enough.
Well, orchids are not just a beautiful. They are also very interesting plants . Here are a few facts about them:

1) The name comes from the Greek órkhis, literally meaning "testicle,"

Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants

2) It is currently believed to be the largest family of flowering plants. (between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species.

Orchids For Dummies

3) You can find orchids almost everywere other than glaciers.

Phalaenopsis Silk Orchid Flower Arrangement

4) The namber of orchid species is two times higher than the number of bird species.

Complete Guide to Orchids (Miracle Gro)

5) The namber of orchid species is four times higher than the number of mammal species.

The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation

6) It accounts from 6 to 11% of all seed plants.

Bloom-Again Orchids: 50 Easy-Care Orchids that Flower Again and Again and Again

Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love,
Lust, and Lunacy

Silk Orchid Artificial Flower Arrangement - Phalaenopsis Liquid Illusion-Cream

Odontocidium Catatante orchid Blooming Size

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids

Orchids for Every Home: The Beginner's Guide to Growing Beautiful, Easy-Care Orchids

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Wood Duck. Introduction.

Many years ago I received a gift from my Mom and Dad. It was a pretty big box. When I opened it I found 7 books inside. The books were in the size of encyclopedias and had silver titles - " The life of animals". Each book was talking about different creatures: mammals, fishes... and of course one book was about birds! There I was introduced to the most spectacular duck for the very first time. I returned to the article and photo so many times!

I almost learned it by heart! But time has past. I grew up...medical school, army, work, immigration to Israel...The book was lost and I forgot about my favorite duck!

However, a few years back I found myself in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Here my passion to nature came back and when I read a birding guide I came across a photograph of THAT duck! Yes, it was a photograph of the spectacular WOOD DUCK!

The Wood Duck and the Mandarin: The Northern Wood Ducks

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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Weekend's backyard photgraphs.

...Last weekend...It were couple of suny days, so I spend some time in my backyard. You now, cuting a grass, planting a seeds and another staf like that. By the way I hold my camera with me and there what I got!
My welcome guest
It is just one of them. A few years ago, when I put first feeder, hardly one humming was coming weekly. Today I can say they are my PERMANENT VISITORS. More then 13-18 appreciate my hospitality daily!


*Ruffous Humminbird* Humminbird 407970-1 798ci HD SI Combo Fishfinder and GPS Humminbird 408100-1 Fishfinder 570 DI Humminbird 408130-1 788ci HD DI Combo Fishfinder/GPS Humminbird Fishfinder 560 Humminbird 408100-1 Fishfinder 570 DI

My growing.

Well, there is nothing to say. They are beautiful !

Sacura (cherry)Trees of Japan: Cherry Blossom, Acer Palmatum, Japanese Persimmon, Trema Orientalis, Avicennia Marina, Cryptomeria, Acer Shirasawanum

Cherry blossom

My tenant.
That guy living in birdhouse I built for...Red-breasted Nuthatch.Some thing wrong here! May be I made a mistake? I am not frendly whith inches. Or that doesn't care about? Any way, usualy they are very jumpy, but that time the guy was surprised by empty feeder, which one I clined up a few minet before, and also was screaming at me!