A Bird eats nectar from a giant bird of paradise

Added this picture since I took it at Seaport Village, the plant was growing in the front between the parking lot and the shops.









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  • Wallace on 2010-Nov-25 23:43:44 Wallace said

    The Bird of Paradise is native to New Guinea and surrounding areas..Australia has a large number of manucodes and riflebirds..The beauty of these birds of paradise makes them a target among skin

    hunters,who have destroyed certain species.The bird of paradise in South Africa is considered a member of the banana family.It\'s biological name is Strelizia reginae.The banana tree sports an exiquiste

    flower that is said to resemble the bird of paradise in full flight..
  • Andre on 2010-Nov-25 23:47:18 Andre said

    The bird of Paradise is a wonderful plant..It is also known to have healing properties..It\'s been named after a native exotic plant of New Guinea..
    http://www.wildlifeworld360.com/heavenly-bird-of-paradise.html

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