Red Bird of Paradise

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Maria took this beautiful photo at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tuscon. These are gorgeous plants that can grow quite high. I hope to not only plant one but paint one. The hummingbirds really like them. We've gotten a couple of hummers who like our feeder and want to keep all others away from it. They dive bomb each other all day, it is quite a show. I will post my hummingbird photo when I find it, it's on Maria's camera still.

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