Apr 23
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Agua Fria Mountain, Big Bend, Cactus, Cactus Flower, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Rainbow Cactus

I posted the top view if the Rainbow Cactus yesterday. This view shows you the colorful bands of spines that are the reason for its name.
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Apr 22
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Agua Fria Mountain, Big Bend, Cactus, Cactus Flower, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Rainbow Cactus

I photographed this Rainbow Cactus along Humphries Peak Road using the focus stack technique during a recent trip to the Big Bend area.
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Jul 19
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Cactus, Engelmann's Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear Flower

I captured this Prickly Pear flower at the Big Bend NP last spring. I like prickly pear plants because they are easy to spot and they have a lot of flowers.
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Jul 18
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Cactus, Flower, Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus

Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus

This Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus image was taken during a hike on the Contrabando Trail at the Big Bend State Park during my visit to the area last spring.
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Apr 20
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Cactus, Flower, Tree Cholla

Tree Cholla

I returned from my trip to Big Bend NP with hundreds of photos to process. In the meantime, I'll share a Tree Cholla flower that we found along Highway 118.
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Sep 18
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend NP, Cactus, Spiny Hedge Hog

Fruit Rollups

The Spiny Hedge Hog is found throughout Texas. I found this specimen during my trip to Big Bend earlier this year. The stigma looks like fruit rollups.
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Sep 02
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Buffalo, Buffalo Botanical Gardens, Cactus, New York

Buffalo Cactus

During my recent trip to Buffalo I was able to visit the Buffalo Botanical Gardens in addition to visiting the Basilica. My favorite part of the tour was the cactus exhibit. I named this one Buffalo Cactus.
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Aug 22
by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend NP, Cactus, Engleman's Prickly Pear Cactus

Very Prickly

While doing some editing I ran across this Engelmann's Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii) and I thought this very prickly image would make a good post.
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