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OhLook wrote in post #18681869
Thank you, they do. These cacti are such bee magnets. The flowers start to open in early evening and the bees get right to work. There's a brief window for shooting just before bee bedtime. Bees return in the morning, when the flowers are closing slowly.

Thanks for the info...definitely interesting.

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Rose

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CBT wrote in post #18682331

11 stars out of a possible 10. Such a beautiful shot, CBT

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avondale87 wrote in post #18681083
That is beautiful. Is that native to your area? I see Google mentions 'also Asia'. Brisbane ain't Asia though
Do you shoot raw? I looked at the exif data and I gather so.
Lovely flower, equally lovely capture.

Thanks for the compliment. The flowerhead shown is only about 4mm in size. No it's not a native but fairly prolific in garden centres. I have a succulent garden so I have a few varieties of kalanchoe the most well known is probably the "flapjack" known more for it's leaves than it's drab flowerhead although honeyeaters love it.

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18681144
Kevin...these are wonderful shots. You get a 10 on both of them.

Thanks Mike

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bidkev wrote in post #18682562
Thanks for the compliment. The flowerhead shown is only about 4mm in size. No it's not a native but fairly prolific in garden centres. I have a succulent garden so I have a few varieties of kalanchoe the most well known is probably the "flapjack" known more for it's leaves than it's drab flowerhead although honeyeaters love it.

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Both are excellent, but the noisy miner shot is steller.

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Passion-fruit flower

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couple from the garden

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This poor Iris was swamped by the rain

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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18682570
Both are excellent, but the noisy miner shot is steller.

My thanks to you once again Mike.

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bidkev wrote in post #18682562

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Stunning

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