Plants and creatures

Cereus forbesii spiralis Cereus peruvianus  tortuosus Twisted Cereus Contorted Cereus This unusual cactus plant is a probably a descendant from a very large Cereus forbesii spiralis plant in peru. Please visit Cactus Realm https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Lobivia Densispina From the regions of Southern Bolivia and northern Argentina. Synonyms: Echinopsis densispina. Many thanks to Alan Appleby for identifying the correct species. Please visit Cactus Realm https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Propagating cactus plants. Cactus plants are easily propagated. Seeds can also be used but if your plant has pups this an easier way. In this video an Echinopsis plant was used as an example. Please visit Cactus Realm https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Mammillaria wagneriana with flowers - 2020 Originates from Mexico This cactus plant has flowered and it produced another set of small yellow beautiful flowers If you have time visit https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail.

Gymnocalycium eurypleurum - flowering 2020 This beautiful plant has flowered once again. This plant is heavily armed with thick spines (very hard). Scientific name: Gymnocalycium eurypleurum Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail. 

Gaillardia Aristata - (Blanket Flower) Gaillardia Aristata - (Blanket Flower) Gaillardia aristata is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America Please visit Cactus Realm https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Echinopsis subdenudata - Easter lily cactus Echinopsis subdenudata Cárdenas Flowering 2020 - This cactus has flowered. The flower lasted just 1 day. If you have time visit  https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm to have a look at some of my cactus plants in more detail. 

Echinocereus - Hedgehog cactus Please visit Cactus Realm https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm Echinocereus - Hedgehog cactus This cactus plant originates from Southwestern USA (Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico

Feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 4th June 2020 The GSW chick flew out of the nest soon afterwards. Still nearby and was able to feed a couple of times. Has now flown to the very top of a tree so not sure if it will come down for a feed again to the apple tree where it was in the nest.

Great Spotted Woodpecker chick Great Spotted Woodpecker chick eating from a bowl 2nd June 2020 After the chick tried to eat my fingers yesterday I have resorted to feeding the chick via a small bowl. Chick is approx 16 days old now.

Hand feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 1st June 2020 Hand feeding Great Spotted Woodpecker chick 1st June 2020 (Dendrocopos major)