The “Flower Restaurant”

. . . for my resident Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. And of course this Torch Ginger is just one of the many “Flower Restaurants” where he eats as I purposefully do not have feeders filled every day. It is more natural and healthier for the birds to eat from flowers. Here’s three shots from the other day in my garden . . .

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird on a Torch Ginger, “Bastón del Emperador,” Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird on a Torch Ginger, “Bastón del Emperador,” Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Standing Out? OR Lost in the crowd?

 Don’t ever be afraid of to standing out. Fear fitting in because you can get lost in the crowd, but standing alone you’ll always find yourself.

~Unknown

These two photos of budding Torch Gingers or Baton del Emperador are each seemingly lost in a crowd of other like plants and yet both of their developing shapes and bright red color make them stand out to me.

Budding Torch Ginger (Baton del Emperador), Atenas, Costa Rica
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