Plants and creatures

Squirrel eating popcorn Squirrel eating popcorn. This squirrel has found the old popcorn I put on the birdhouse for the birds. Seems to like it a lot. Are the birds getting any, probably not. If you have any food which is beyond the eat by date don't bin it but feed the animals.

 Thomisus onustus -  8K 24 frames per second video. Watch transparent spiders stalk flies and other insects visiting a flower. Will the spider catch the fly. Spectacular sunflowers. Part 2 : https://youtu.be/8SqNVC1c9SU Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 8K you can change the resolution of the video by clicking on the cog icon on the playback line. If you are looking for a streamer check out my ROKU Express 4K review https://youtu.be/YlZlyPUkKGs

Bumble bees can be seen flying and collecting nectar and pollen to make honey. In the second part of this video a bumble bee has landed in a clear plastic bowl in our garden. You may think this is nothing unusual. However this is not the natural environment for this creature. The bee seems to be struggling to fly out of the bowl, will it survive?

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

Asphodelaceae, Tiger Tooth Aloe, Aloe Juvenna, succulent, tiger tooth, These plants can grow to about a foot tall. Native to Kenya https://sites.google.com/view/cactus-realm

Another plant from "Francesca's indoor garden" Lipstick Plant  -  Aeschynanthus Radicans Rasta The plant has many varieties as you can see from the list below. Black Pagoda Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus longicaulis Cassiopeia Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus 'Cassiopeia' Curly Q Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Curly' Krakau Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Krakau' Mini Variegated Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus micranthus 'Variegata' Mona Lisa Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Mona Lisa' Purple Star Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus 'Purple Star' Rasta Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Rasta' Red Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans Tangerine Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Tangerine' Variegated Lipstick Plant Aeschynanthus radicans 'Variegata' lipstick plant has beautiful flowers. Lipstick plant is an indoor plant with shiny foliage and amazing flowers. The flower buds pop out of tu...