#wingsofthetropics

[coffeenuts]

[mew521]

Peafowl feathers #Peafowlfeathers #peacock #feathers #iridescentfeathers #shadesofgreen #sylvanheightsbirdpark #wingsofthetropics #birdpark @sylvanheights_birdpark #mewphotoaday (at Sylvan Heights Bird Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6VakDwg8gP/?igshid=pp4tosc1u2q6

[stylishscientist]

Butterfly Whisperer #fairchildtropicalgarden #wingsofthetropics #chocolatefestival2019 (at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/memaloof/p/BtHR_FXljjF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cnz7ovpck4it

[nunoxaviermoreira]

Brilliant orange Heliconius nectaring on Hot Lips by jungle mama Ah, the joy of sipping on the yellow nectar of these fuzzy red Hot Lips! Yes, that's what these flowers really are called! There are over 2,000 species of Psychotria, the genus under which Hot Lips falls. Where does Hot Lips grow? Psychotria elata is part of the tropical rainforest understory flora of the Americas. It is a unique plant with uninteresting flowers but fabulous lip-like bracts. The plant can be difficult to grow and has very special cultivation conditions. Hot lips grows as a shrub or small tree. The plant has deeply veined simple leaves of matte green. The flower is actually a pair of modified leaves that "pout" around the tiny star-like white to cream flowers. These become small bluish-black berries. The plant is very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Heliconius melpomene is one of the heliconiine butterflies found from Mexico to northern South America. Several species in the genus have very similar markings and are difficult to distinguish. Postman, Heliconius melpomene, longwing Hot Lips, labios de puta, psychotria peoppigiana Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL www.susanfordcollins.com https://flic.kr/p/JsB3V4

[sandergee]

Wings of the Tropics

[itseviebetch]

Last day at #wingsofthetropics @fairchildgarden what an awesome last couple of months it has been! #fairchildbotanicalgardens #butterflies #picstitch

[mew521]

Javan Pond Heron #JavanPondHeron #heron #sylvanheightsbirdpark #wingsofthetropics #birdpark @sylvanheights_birdpark #mewphotoaday https://www.instagram.com/p/B6S2znNAOep/?igshid=t9768h6tmh8y

[mew521]

Burrowing owl #Burrowingowl #owl #smallowl #whatbigeyesyouhave #terrestrialowl #sylvanheightsbirdpark #wingsofthetropics #birdpark @sylvanheights_birdpark #mewphotoaday (at Sylvan Heights Bird Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QZm-_g5MG/?igshid=1fu5oeom9ruv2

[mew521]

Inca terns #Incaterns #terns #redbill #redfeet #whitemoustache #sylvanheightsbirdpark #wingsofthetropics #birdpark @sylvanheights_birdpark #mewphotoaday https://www.instagram.com/p/B6NroIgAbdr/?igshid=15zue6srxyobg

[mew521]

Ruff #ruff #sandpiper #sylvanheightsbirdpark #wingsofthetropics #birdpark @ sylvanheights_birdpark #mewphotoaday (at Sylvan Heights Bird Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LJrbdgaFq/?igshid=qrpbq5zit7q9