Ophrys apiphera var friburgensis

Posted by Swissblad on Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:18 pm

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Orchid season is almost over - fortunately we can move about again.

Another variant of the European Bee Orchid - quite rare - fortunately we have a small group close by.

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by Ranger on Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:55 pm

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One of my favourite plants. Beautiful shot. We did not get as many as usual this year due to very dry weather early on. The site I manage usually has hundreds.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jun 11, 2020 3:10 pm

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I have been missing your orchids, so its a treat to see this beautiful image, Sinuhe.

I hope you are all well in these troubled times.

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by Tom Whelan on Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:02 pm

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Lovely image of the delicate orchid, fine background. Great to see one of your images again.

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by Swissblad on Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:20 am

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Ranger wrote:One of my favourite plants. Beautiful shot. We did not get as many as usual this year due to very dry weather early on. The site I manage usually has hundreds.

Thanks for your kind comment.
We've heard that Wales is a orchid hotspot in the UK - will need to plan a visit once the world returns to normal again.
The hot dry weather is decimating our orchid population - the decline is very worrying - went out again this morning to one of our regular sites and found almost nothing.

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by Swissblad on Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:22 am

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Carol Clarke wrote:I have been missing your orchids, so its a treat to see this beautiful image, Sinuhe.

I hope you are all well in these troubled times.

Carol.

Thank you for your kind comment, Carol - it's good to be back - the times are indeed troubling.
It was a delight to find these small beauties again - unfortunately they are becoming increasingly scarce.

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by Swissblad on Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:24 am

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Tom Whelan wrote:Lovely image of the delicate orchid, fine background. Great to see one of your images again.

Thank you for your kind comment, Tom - I was surprised at how handy the small 300mm is for macro - totally obliterates any background intrusion. Take care, S.

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