RPS Nature Group Outing to Cribb's Meadow

We spent yesterday morning photographing Green-winged Orchids, Cowslips, Water Avens and Adder's Tongue at a new reserve for me. The weather varied from bright sunshine to heavy cloud but did give a great variety of lighting opportunities in addition to the differences in the Orchids coloration and morphology.

Harwick Wood Spring

With recent colder spell, there is a great variety of Spring flowers in and around Hardwick Wood at the moment with the Garlic and Bluebells just coming out but Oxlips and Wood Anemones still in bloom. I was accompanied in the Wood by various birds.

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. 

Day 1 Chania War Cemetery Insects and Orchids

After a bumpy flight, we arrived in Chania just about on time courtesy of a very strong tail wind. Our first stop on route to Plakias was at the War Cemetery in Chania where there were very large colonies of Tongue Orchids and quite a few insects. We also stopped once more for a leg stretch where there were some Sawfly orchids.