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Blooming Cacti
May 1, 2018 11:40:18 #
Out with the dog and noticed our Saguaro cactus has bloomed! In the image you can even make out a pollenator (bee). Would love to catch one of the two species of bats that pollenate these briefly blooming cacti in the night! Cholla in full bloom as well, spring in the desert is beautiful.
May 1, 2018 16:53:20 #
May 1, 2018 17:02:43 #
DWU2 wrote:
I especially like the first one.
I'm tempted to get out the step ladder and reshoot the saguaro from a higher perspective. It is about 18 feet tall! The blooms only last 24 hours.
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May 1, 2018 21:21:19 #
Not sure if you meant to suggest the second shot was a cholla. It's an ocotillo. The Saguaro is a nice shot.
May 1, 2018 22:52:53 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Not sure if you meant to suggest the second shot was a cholla. It's an ocotillo. The Saguaro is a nice shot.
Yes, a little brain dysfunction there. There are two golf courses at We Ko Pa, the Saguaro and the Cholla...I pair them together subconsciously I guess.
Thanks for the correction!
May 1, 2018 23:52:51 #
May 2, 2018 11:31:25 #
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May 2, 2018 11:46:39 #
tinplater wrote:
Yes, a little brain dysfunction there. There are two golf courses at We Ko Pa, the Saguaro and the Cholla...I pair them together subconsciously I guess.
Thanks for the correction!
Thanks for the correction!
You're more than welcome. I'm starting to have those "brain dysfunctions" too. I have to be very careful about what I say and write to avoid faux pas moments. Unfortunately, I'm only partially successful. My wife says I'm losing my filters.
May 2, 2018 17:58:49 #
tinplater wrote:
Out with the dog and noticed our Saguaro cactus has bloomed! In the image you can even make out a pollenator (bee). Would love to catch one of the two species of bats that pollenate these briefly blooming cacti in the night! Cholla in full bloom as well, spring in the desert is beautiful.
Amazing 24 hours later...yesterday's blossoms are gone, four new ones today. May be the same bee though!
May 2, 2018 18:49:23 #
tinplater wrote:
I'm tempted to get out the step ladder and reshoot the saguaro from a higher perspective. It is about 18 feet tall! The blooms only last 24 hours.
I have often used a ladder in Saguaro National Park to get photo's of blooming Saguaros. Kind of a pain in the patootie but worth it.
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