Strelitzia or Bird of Paridise

My folks have been growing a Strelitzia plant or can be known as Bird of Paridise for years now and finally this year it has flowered.

I've been taking pictures of it over the last 7 days as it has been changing. Some of the first images are posted in the gallery section of the website. (http://www.sceniceye.co.uk/)

I will be posting more over the next few days as it is still changing.

This picture was taken with a 300mm lens and aperture of f/5 to help blur the background.