Bird-of-Paradise flower blooming in the backyard

Is it a bird?

Is it a crane?

Nope, it's the Bird-of-Paradise blooming in the backyard garden.

As it pretty much is a colourful flower, I thought I should enter it in this week's #colourfulphotography contest by Hive account@juliank.

Image taken on 6 february 2018 with Nikon D800
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 lens
ISO 200 ƒ/11 at 1/100 sec.

To see more of my photography, come check me out at Hive account@atnicholson.