Showing posts with label man orchid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label man orchid. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Local Orchids

The Man Orchids at our local Cambridgeshire site are in full flower at the moment but are very short in stature and numbers compared to recent years. This is an early date for them; 2010 was the other year that I recorded them in May and again they were short (Ann Miles Blog: Man Orchid (pin-sharp.blogspot.com)). I only found one Twayblade and this was very small and just a handful of small Common Spotted Orchids including a completely albino form

Friday, May 12, 2023

Barnack Hills and Holes

The storm clouds gathered during our afternoon at Barnack Hills and Holes Reserve but the rain stayed away. Lots of Early Spotted Orchids, Pasque Flowers and Man Orchids to photograph. 

Monday, April 24, 2023

Orchids in Crete

This is an attempt to collate and share the orchid images that I took during a recent week in Crete. I am not certain of one or two IDs but hopefully their beauty and variety can be appreciated - a wonderful experience. 

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Good Year for Man Orchids

 The Man Orchids at our local site are at their best at the moment. They are relatively short but in quite large clumps. It was quite breezy today so they deserve another visit this year along with the Common Spotted Orchids and Twayblades.





Friday, June 18, 2021

Man Orchids and Twayblade Pollination

 This year, the man orchids in a local old quarry site have done better than the previous one though not back to peak numbers. There were hundreds of Twayblades growing with them which made the task of photographing some pollinators a bit easier though the strong breezes didn't help. Here a Soldier Beetle with the pollinia attached to its head and a flower showing the position of the pollinia that greet visiting insects. When it visits the next flower, pollen will rub off onto the stigma. Lots of other insects were enjoying the nectar feast but none had triggered the pollinia transferral


Ann Miles Photography - My Favourite Images of the Past10 years or so