The Orchid Blooming in the Room - Gardening and Hobby 68

Many beautiful orchids come from tropical regions; however, they live in the forest with "calm" temperatures. 

Fig 01 - Blooming of the tropical orchid

Our area is hot and humid during summer; hence, it seems fit for tropical flowers include orchids to grow well. 

Phalaenopsis is one of popular orchids in our neighborhoods, it is because the orchid has some distinct characters such as:

- long lasting blooming 

- easy to care.

- colorful

- good as an indoor plant.

Fig 02 - Second blooming

Do you know about tropical orchids?

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The Three Babies of the Bird - Critter 97

We posted about eggs of a bird: A Bird Has Made a Nest and been Laying Eggs - Critter 96 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Fig 01 - The 3 babies of bird

Now, 3 of 5 eggs are hatching. Unfortunately, one egg was moved out nest by mama birds, another was rotten. We don't know why.

Some of you guess the bird species Here are the guessed:

- A House Finch

- A House Sparrow

- A Wren 

- A mourning Dove 

- and a Robin   

Fig 02 - Five eggs

Based on a below picture (Fig 03), even though the photo is not clear enough, we believe the species is "a Robin."

Fig 03 - Mama Birds nearby eggs

What do you think about bird species?

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Are Bamboo Plants Illegal to Grow in the Yards?

We have two types of bamboo here in the USA, the native one and non-native bamboo, the invasive ones. 

Fig 01 - Bamboo plants, illustration.

The invasive bamboo, called running bamboo with most invasive is Phyllostachys sp. The genus could: 

- grow 15 feet (about 3 m) tall

- covering the yards quickly

- blocking the sun, makes no grass growing

These the reasons why many states in the USA "banned" the invasive bamboo. The states that prohibit this bamboo includes Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington and many others.

 

Fig 02 - The bamboo plant, Home Depot.

Do you about bamboo?

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A Bird Has Made a Nest and been Laying Eggs - Critter 96

At first, we saw 3 eggs of a bird in the nest on the wreath, we didn't know the species of the bird is, could be few possibilities. 

Fig 01 - 3 eggs of a bird.

At least, because we often see them around this area, there are 3 possibilities of bird species which laying eggs on our wreath:

- A Robin

- A Caroline Wren

- A Mourning Dove

Hopefully, the sad day will not repeat when las Spring, we had eggs in our door wreath and a cat got to them before they could hatch! However, it's best not to interfere. Let nature takes its course.

Fig 02 - She adds more eggs.

We will observe these eggs until their hatching or at least 14 days, incubation period for many birds in our neighborhood.

Fig 03 - Update eggs, total 5 eggs

Do you have any guesses about the bird species?

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