• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.
Orchis mascula - Early Purple Orchid
J

Orchis mascula - Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)

Paid my first visit to Gop Hill last week and found lots of large Early Purple Orchids in bud and ready to break into flower. Returned yesterday to find that most of those plants has either been grazed or picked: I suspect the former, there are quite a lot of fierce looking hungry horses on the hill. The turf is very short and a nicely grown orchid spike would no doubt make a pleasant snack!
Click to expand...
Habitat
Limestone Grassland on south-facing slope
Location
Gop Hill, Flintshire, North Wales
Date taken
20th April 2017
Scientific name
Orchis mascula
Equipment used
Olympus OMD EM5ii & Panasonic Leica 25mm 1.4
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Ooooh!!! I love the orchid season!!!

What a beauty we have here Jeff. Very well done and many thanks for showing it to us lad.
 

Media information

Category
Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
Added by
jeffnsue
Date added
View count
79
Comment count
1

Share this media

Back
Top