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Epidendrum conopseum grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

I bring Epidendrum conopseum indoors to fill the house with its nocturnal, honey-scented perfume when it's in bloom. This species #orchid is the northernmost-growing epiphytic orchid in the U.S.. I've kept two of the Florida form happy for years, but lost the Mexican one.

California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) with Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

I planted ​California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) all over the yard for #hummingbirds like this female Anna's (Calypte anna). Pictured is the tall, 'Catalina' cultivar with bluish leaves. This native plant species is an important summer and fall food source for said birds. 🪶

white tern (Gygis alba) alighted on Saint Augustine by the Sea in Waikīkī by Robin Street-Morris

I captured this white tern (Gygis alba) alighted on Saint Augustine by the Sea in Waikīkī.

📷 Robin Street-Morris

🪶 #BirdPhotography

Yes, that's a reliable spot to see them. Their summer presence in the yard for years was appreciated while it lasted.

That's next level. I did see a male Anna's at one of the feeders the other day, but they don't stick around and neither did the Costa's this year.

Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) working cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

Allen's hummingbirds like this guy have more or less uninvited the less skittish Anna's from the garden. I have to be very still and patient to photograph them visiting the plants, in this case a cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) I grew just for them.
#hummingbird 🪶

I appreciate the repost. ✨

Angraecum Conundrum (didieri x viguieri) grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

My Angraecum Conundrum (didieri x viguieri) is perfuming the night. I'm growing this miniature #orchid under LEDs in an old aquarium with a fan mounted inside of it. I took it outdoors to shoot it while enjoying the moonrise.

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Robin Street-Morris. "The Stare." Transparent watercolor with soft pastel and colored pencil on 300lb hot press paper. 13" x 13" (33 x 33cm).

Owls make frequent appearances in my paintings and photography. Pretty easy things we can do to help these charismatic raptors out are not use rodenticides that travel through the food web and give driving our full attention while behind the wheel.
#InternationalOwlAwarenessDay 🪶🦉

LeConte's thrasher perched on a branch, with sparse vegetation in the background, photo courtesy of Norm Pillsbury.

LeConte’s thrashers, native to arid desert habitats of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, have lost nearly 70% of their U.S. population over the past 50 years.

Today we petitioned to protect them under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more: biodiv.us/4lZtfku

Robin Street-Morris. "The Harbor Master (Catalina Island Fox)." Transparent watercolor and soft pastel on 300lb cold press paper. 10" x 15" (25 x 38cm).

I walked through the Comic-Con #Art show yesterday morning to see everyone else's work and noticed the print of this painting had sold. It's inspired by one of my Catalina Island fox encounters in Two Harbors.

#foxfriday #islandfox #sdcc25

2025 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 24 through JULY 27 HOURS: Thursday 11:00 AM–8:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM–8:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Silent Auction final bidding closes Saturday at 6:00 PM. Winning bids are posted at 9:00 AM Sunday morning. Any Voice Auctions begin at 11:00 AM Sunday morning All purchased art must be picked up Sunday by 6:30 PM. Quick Sale items must be paid for immediately and picked up the same day.

The San Diego Comic-Con #Art Show in Grand Hall CD at the Manchester Hyatt will be open to visitors tomorrow at 11AM. You don't need a badge to walk through and appreciate the artists' efforts. My work looks much better in person.✨
#SDCC25

Robin Street-Morris. "Taking Flight (Barn Owls with Rocket Plume)." Transparent and iridescent watercolor + soft pastel on 300lb cold press paper. 13" x 19" (33 x 48cm).

The iridescent paint is challenging to capture, particularly once framed. This is before.

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Robin Street-Morris. "Taking Flight (Barn Owls with Rocket Plume)." Transparent and iridescent watercolor + soft pastel on 300lb cold press paper. 13" x 19" (33 x 48cm).

I combined two moments from the same night to create one #painting I'm hanging in the Comic-Con #Art Show tomorrow. One was a pair of barn owls checking out the box installed for them and the other a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. The Sun had long set, so the rocket plume wasn't bright.

#SDCC #SDCC2025

Glad you like it.

Allen's hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) working Dudleya pulverulenta flowers photograph by Robin Street-Morris

I planted a bunch of Dudleya pulverulenta for my #hummingbird friends and they're currently fighting over the flowers. The Allen's aren't sharing these with the Anna's so far this year. This San Diego native #succulent species also helps with slope stabilization.

🪶 #birds #pollinators

Chapparal Dreaming (Palomar to Peñasquitos) by Robin Street-Morris

Chapparal Dreaming (Palomar to Peñasquitos)

#landscape #mountains

New firefly found in SoCal -- Wait, we have fireflies? A never-before-seen species of firefly was just discovered in the Santa Monica mountains, in Topanga.

It's worth adding that the West Coast does have fireflies, just not any of the showstopping species that would have inspired the painting I shared. These are still cool and I would love to find one. www.latimes.com/science/scie...

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 called for dismantling the NOAA, which provides warnings of natural disasters, such as the deadly floods in Texas. The irony is that Heritage wanted these cuts because it’s angry that NOAA helps prove the reality of climate change--the thing causing floods.

I love that series. DVDs are on the shelf.

Very cool. Enjoy. ✨

Robin Street-Morris. "Firefly Night V." Transparent watercolor and soft pastel on 300lb hot press paper. 8" x 12" (20 x 30cm).

I often bring a firefly-inspired #painting to the Comic-Con #Art Show which is coming up and it usually goes home with someone else. Watching them twinkle is something I miss about living in the Midwest. Typically I make it back in the summer and get to appreciate them.

#fireflies

red sky at dawn captured by Robin Street-Morris in Avalon, California

A Southern California Bight #sunrise. My vantagepoint for this red sky at dawn moment was Avalon looking across the Gulf of Santa #Catalina toward the mainland.☀️🌊

#LandscapePhotography

Robin Street-Morris. "Canyon Sunrise." Transparent watercolor and soft pastel on 300lb cold press paper. 13" x 19" (33 x 48cm).

Happy Solstice!

Robin Street-Morris. "Canyon Sunrise." Transparent watercolor and soft pastel on 300lb cold press paper. 13" x 19" (33 x 48cm).

#art #painting #Sun #sky #landscape

Paphiopedilum philippinense cultivated and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

This Paphiopedilum philippinense joined my #orchid collection in 2018 and is currently in bloom again. I love it and am grateful Mickey's Orchids in Florida let me talk her into sharing a division when I was in town even though it wasn't officially for sale.

#orchids #SlipperOrchids #paphs

Calopogon tuberosus grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

Here's Calopogon tuberosus in the garden this evening. This #orchid species has a large range in the eastern and southern regions of the States and Canada. I'm growing it in a bog soil blend in a pan of distilled water with lots of sunshine.

Neobathiea grandidierana Neobathiea grandidierana in November 2013 by Romer N. Rabarijaona

Here's an observation of Neobathiea grandidierana growing in situ: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Neobathiea grandidierana grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

Neobathiea grandidierana came home with me from New World #Orchids a couple of summers ago and I finally bloomed it. This miniature #angraecoid has a uric night-fragrance to my nose; you can see the stench beads in its nectary. It's native to Madagascar and Comoros.

Paphiopedilum philippinense grown and photographed by Robin Street-Morris

Paphiopedilum philippinense joined my collection in 2018. It's just beginning its 2025 bloom. The long petals are going to form graceful corkscrews as they unfurl. This multifloral slipper #orchid species is native to the Philippines and northern Borneo.

#orchids #paph #FlowerPhotography