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dolina said:

Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) by alabang, on Flickr

Settings: 1/50 ƒ/5.6 ISO 2500 800mm

I do not know what flower it is. Anyone want to take a stab at it?

Red torch ginger.

from Wikipedia"
Etlingera elatior (also known as Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Wild Ginger, Combrang, Bunga Kantan, Philippine Wax Flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian Tall Ginger, Boca de Dragón, Rose de Porcelaine, Porcelain Rose) is a species of herbaceous perennial plant[citation needed]. Botanical synonyms include Nicolaia elatior,[1] Phaeomeria magnifica,[1] Nicolaia speciosa, Phaeomeria speciosa, Alpinia elatior, Alpinia magnifica.
 
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jrista said:
dolina said:

Flaming Sunbird (Aethopyga flagrans) by alabang, on Flickr

Settings: 1/50 ƒ/5.6 ISO 2500 800mm

I do not know what flower it is. Anyone want to take a stab at it?

That is either one huge flower, or one tiny bird. Can't say I know what the flower is though...sorry. ;P
Don't know what that flower is called, but I do know that the bird is tiny ... in India, we call them Sun Birds ... AWESOME pic dolina .... reminds me of the movie Avatar
 
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chauncey said:
Three Sand Cranes marching in lock-step, as in ROTC training...



When these things squawk it sounds prehistoric, much like GBH's.
I desaturated the background somewhat to bring the cranes out.
Beautiful colors and the lock-step is great!

Happy Friday everyone, here's an off-the-hip shot of an osprey fly-by - (and btw, I recently learned that the name comes from the Latin word ossifraga that means "bone breaker"):

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