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Murong @murong1.bsky.social · 14h
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norska11.bsky.social Mel 🐟🌲⚓🌳🌊 @norska11.bsky.social · Jan 3
Here's Begonia sp. Surat Thani, a Tuberous type of species Begonia from Thailand. It has dark green, waxy, deeply bullate leaves w/ red-brown veins. Blooms: creamy white w/ pink striations at base. Ovaries are yellow-green. Needs high humidity, terrarium culture or a humid greenhouse.🌱 #begonias
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Here's gorgeous Begonia 'Little Miss Mummey', a Cane-like Superba type of hybrid from the USA. Compact growing, dark green, almost black serrated leaves have white spots. Blooms: candy pink. Origin: Brad Thompson, Lomita CA 1992. Published: 2001. Takes easy, average household conditions.🌱 #begonias
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Here's Begonia 'Black Jack', a Cane-like type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Angel wing shaped, leaves are black & toothed at the margins. Blooms: reddish-pink. Origin: Assmussen, TX USA 2000. Published: n/a. Takes easy household conditions.🌱 #begonias
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Here's Begonia anisosepala, a Rhizomatous type of species Begonia from Gabon. Medium sized dark green leaves. Blooms: yellow. Origin: J.D. Hooker,
Southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea & Gabon. Publication: 1871. Needs high humidity, place on damp pebble tray, in terrarium or greenhouse.🌱 #begonias
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Here's often overlooked Begonia malabarica var. malabarica, a Cane-like type of species Begonia from India & Sri Lanka. Elegant lance shaped leaves w/ hairs. Blooms: pink. Origin: LaMarck. Published: 1785. Likes extra humidity, place on damp pebble tray, w/other plants or in greenhouse.🌱 #begonias
January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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norska11.bsky.social Mel 🐟🌲⚓🌳🌊 @norska11.bsky.social · 18d
Here's Begonia petasitifolia, described as both a Thick-stemmed & Rhizomatous type (depending upon who's describing) of species Begonia from Brazil. Leathery, shiny thick green leaves. Blooms: pale creamy yellow. Origin: Brade. Published: 1971. Easy houseplant culture, don't overwater.🌱 #begonias
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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norska11.bsky.social Mel 🐟🌲⚓🌳🌊 @norska11.bsky.social · 15d
Here's Begonia 'Fatal Attraction', a Rex cultorum type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Green & hot pink leaves, large splotches & irregular white spots w/ wine margins. Blooms: n/a-likely red, pink or white. Likes extra humidity, place on damp pebble tray, w/other plants or in greenhouse.🌱 #begonias
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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We need a little extra Begonia action today, am thinking. Here's Begonia 'Lady Orange', a Cane-like type of hybrid Begonia from the USA. Olive, ruffle-y, angel wing foliage. Blooms: orange. Origin: Brad Thompson, 1992. Published: n/a. Easy care, takes average household conditions.🌱 #begonias
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Here's little known Begonia nana, a Tuberous type of species Begonia from the East mountain forests of Madagascar. Fresh green acuminate leaves have red hairs, stems & red undersides. Blooms pink-white. Origin: l'Héritier. Published: 1788. Needs extra humidity, place on damp pebble tray.🌱 #begonias
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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My Starfish aloe blooms are a bit late this year. Not sure why, but a couple of the larger pups are flowering for the first time. Also, a very dry January is causing it to turn red early in the season. 🌱

#Aloe #succulent #gardening #flowers
A mature Aloe cameronii with numerous pups planted in a garden on a mound with large rocks at the base. Its long leaves are green, yellow and red. Several large orange blooms are growing out of the mother plant and a couple of the pups.
February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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suecowley.bsky.social
The tomato seedlings are up! 🌱
Small trays of tomato seedlings on a heated propagator. Basil seedlings in the middle.
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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rangerfeline.bsky.social
It's not my imagination. Things are popping earlier this year.
A white plum blossom blooms at the end of a bare twig with unrelated foliage in the background
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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A Phunky Photo: Orchinted

#art
#photography
#PhunkyPhoto
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FIve-lobed orchid blossom. Taken in the Lambert Conservatory in Highland Park, Rochester, NY 2010/05/09. The picture was run through home brew image processing software which selected pixels from the original image based on the results of a Sobel algorithm and placed them on a black background.
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Happy Thursday friends...overslept and been running ever since. I kind of feel like the House sparrow (on the right taking flight) getting pushed forward by fleeting time (American Tree Sparrow) in the back. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #BirdoftheDay
on the right, with wings extended to fly is a male House Sparrow, while on the left and perched forward is an American Tree Sparrow angled as if deciding whether to take flight as well.
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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marsha8of9.bsky.social Marsha8of9 @marsha8of9.bsky.social · 15h
Happy Thursday friends...overslept and been running ever since. I kind of feel like the House sparrow (on the right taking flight) getting pushed forward by fleeting time (American Tree Sparrow) in the back. #birds #birdingOH #wildlife #nature #photography #wildlife #EastCoastKin #BirdoftheDay
on the right, with wings extended to fly is a male House Sparrow, while on the left and perched forward is an American Tree Sparrow angled as if deciding whether to take flight as well.
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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A few Redshanks stayed close to the hide on Brownsea this afternoon and eventually a Grey Plover came close too but refused to turn around for a photo 🤷‍♀️ #Birdsseenin2026
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February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Since I'm caught up with editing, here's a quick post for today's #BirdOfTheDay theme (alt)

##Black&White — any bird with those colors

#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
the photo was taken early morning when the sun was red, and the reflection aligned perfectly with where the ibis (white bird with black head and a long black beak) was sitting. in the background there is also a smaller white bird with black wings and long legs (it is out of focus) -- there are water ripples/
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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bellebellel.bsky.social
Two Brown Creeper photos

I saw my first ever on Christmas after wanting to find one forever and then we went to a park a few weeks ago and saw at least 3 on one short hike.

#birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature 🪶
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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mad7500.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme #Black&White sort of..😉.. more dark brown, black, and white, cream yellow, depends on the lighting 😁
‘Cecil’ a beautiful Spectacled #Owl at #SuffolkOwls The most popular #Bird to adopt at the Owl Sanctuary….the children love him
🦉💚🪶☀️ 📷
#Owls #Birds #Nature #Photography #ECK
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM