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| Saturday, 19-Sep-2009 17:50 |
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A nature´s wonder
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Flowering
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Flowers
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Green bulbs
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Dried bulbs
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Cotton and seeds
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Relative size
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Ceiba boliviana, over here known as "paineira-rosa", occurs on a vast territory including Brasil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It has a very particular way of spreading its seeds. After pollination, big "bulbs" are formed. They contain the seeds that are surrounded by a cotton bed. Once the bulbs dry, they open up and the wind then takes care of flying "cotton parachutes" with seeds inside them. If they fall over an appropriate ground, the cotton provides shelter and humidity for the seeds to germinate and thus the species is preserved. It took more than a year (and many many photos) to finish this series. I hope you enjoy it!
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| Wednesday, 9-Sep-2009 01:33 |
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Dacnis cayana
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Saira azul
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| Sunday, 9-Aug-2009 23:36 |
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A sunny day
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| Sunday, 12-Jul-2009 23:45 |
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| Sunday, 5-Jul-2009 23:01 |
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Inside the Atlantic Forest
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The birds belong to the family Trigonidae, and the genus is Trogon v. viridis. The male is on pictures 1, 3 & 8, while the female is on picture 5. Their habitat is the brazilian Atlantic Forest. The popular name is "Saracuá-grande-de-barriga-amarela" (Big yellow belly Saracuá). They usually gather in groups. This one had about 10 birds.
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| Sunday, 14-Jun-2009 21:45 |
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Autumn
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| Sunday, 24-May-2009 22:48 |
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Small details...
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Nature smaller scale wonders.
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| Sunday, 3-May-2009 20:10 |
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Rio's Botanical Garden revisited.
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| Saturday, 25-Apr-2009 21:29 |
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Test Sigma 120-400 mm 1:4.5-5.6 AF VR hand held on the Nikon D60
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| Monday, 13-Apr-2009 02:07 |
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Sunday
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