Tag: photo of the day

Photo of the Day (11 September 2015)

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Happy Friday Everyone! This Friday we return to Puerto Rico to bring you the leaves of a Trumpet Tree (also referred to colloquially as Snakewood). The Trumpet Tree (Cecropia peltata) has been identified on the Global Invasive Species Database as one of the ‘worst 100’ invasive species. This is why we don’t bring seeds into foreign countries, kids.

– Hazel

Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo

Photo of the Day (10 September 2015)

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Happy Thursday! This morning we have a lone Victoria Flower. The Victoria amazonica genus name was so given in honor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and the species name comes from the water lily being indigenous to the waters of the Amazon river basin.

– Hazel

Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo

Photo of the Day (9 September 2015)

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Happy Wednesday! Sometimes you need not look further than your backyard in order to find beauty in nature. This little guy (Spring Peeper Frog) was taken just steps away from our home. The Spring Peeper gets its name from its distinctive high-pitched call that is similar to the sound made by young chickens.

– Hazel

Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo

Photo of the Day (8 September 2015)

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Happy Tuesday! This morning we have a gorgeous Giant Panda. As many of you likely know, the Giant Panda is unfortunately an endangered species. It is up to all of us to do our part to protect all of our precious species and resources on this earth that we all share.

– Hazel

Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo

Photo of the Day (7 September 2015)

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Happy Monday! For today we have a pair of cockatoos having some lovely nibbles. These birds are more intelligent than they appear; a recent study with Oxford University and the University of Vienna demonstrated that cockatoos are capable of solving “complex mechanical puzzles”.

– Hazel

Photo © 2015 Bryan Arroyo

Photo of the Day (6 September 2015)

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Happy Sunday! Today’s photo of the day was taken at Castillo San Felipe del Morro (commonly referred to as ‘El Morro’) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. First built as a Spanish fort in 1589, it was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1983 and has since become an exclusive tourist destination.

Photo: © 2015 Bryan Arroyo