Northern Mockingbird

I enjoy northern mockingbirds tremendously. Their beautiful and often-changing songs are a perfect way to end the day on the patio after a long day of work! They’re very territorial and will confront and attack birds may times its size. The one the right was singing the entire time I was taking photographs. They’re also [...]

Epidendrum Orchid

It’s also known as a crucifix orchid, because the shape of the flower resembles a cross. I’ve been the lucky caretaker of this unknown epidendrum orchid for the past several years. It produces small but intensely colored red flowers. One of the interesting things about this quickly growing orchid is that the the taller it [...]