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Houseplants, chromolithograph, published in 1897

Houseplants, top: Blue passionflower (Passiflora caerulea); Pomegranate (Punica granatum) with sliced fruit (left) and sliced blossum (right); Cattleya skinneri; Abutilon insigne; Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus, or Tropaeolum lobbianum). Bottom: Flamingo flower (Anthurium Scherzerianum); Begonia boliviensis; Pitcairnia angustifolia (or Pitcairnia furfuracea) with blossoms; Venus slipper (Paphiopedilum, or Cypripedium venustum) with blossom. Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Flamingo, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Flamingo(s) are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae. Flamingos usually stand on one leg while the other is tucked beneath their body. Young flamingos hatch with greyish reddish plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta-Carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored and thus a more desirable mate

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Macro of bird feathers with water drops - Pink Flamingo - Phoenicopteridae

An extreme close-up of water drops on pink flamingo's feathers . Also shows feather parts like vanes and shaft or rachis. Photographed in Florida

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