bloedel conservatory

Orchid hybrid between phalaenopsis and singuliflora (May 2024.)

I didn't think to record what kind of flower this was, so my ID is tentative (May 2024.)

Male individual taking a nap (May 2024.)

Female individual, born in 2015 (May 2024.)

Female individual (May 2024.)

Sisters, original bred on Salt Spring Island and donated to the conservatory almost 40 years ago (May 2024.)

Male individual (May 2024.)

Taken in January, 2020. I'm not sure of the measures for or against breeding amongst the free-flying birds at the conservatory, but this female had chosen a hanging plant basket as her nest site, and was incubating a clutch when I visited.

Taken in January, 2020. The smallest of Australia's doves, this was one of several who live, free-flying, at the conservatory.

Taken in January, 2020. Commonly known amongst aviculturalists as the Pekin robin, this is one of the many free-flying birds at the conservatory.

Taken in January, 2020. One of the many free-flying birds at the Bloedel Conservatory.

Taken in January, 2020. Ruby, a female eclectus parrot, one of two that arrived together at the conservatory back in 2011. Her partner, a male named Kiwi, has since passed away.

Taken in January, 2020. Gidget, one of the quieter large birds, on her perch, which can be found adjacent to the free-flying bird feeding station.

Taken in January, 2020. Mali, a female sulphur-crested cockatoo, who has been a resident of the conservatory since 2013.

Taken in January, 2020. Of their larger birds, the Bloedel Conservatory has a pair of green-winged macaws named Carmen and Maria. To the untrained eye, the pair are identical, so I'm not too sure which of them I photographed here.