Orchids, Orchids everywhere

It's been a good year for Orchids here at Wirra Birra - to my untrained eye at least. This has been the first year that I've taken the time to seek out these tiny botanical wonders, and what a feast it's been. Seeing some of these little guys for the first time has been a wonderful experience, and slowing down (something I'm not the best at doing) seems to be the key to finding them.....

I'll post a complete list of those I've stumbled across over the past few months, but for now, here are three species that I photographed earlier this week - all of them in close proximity to the house.

Blue Spotted Sun Orchid (Thelymitra ixioides)

Common Pink Sun Orchid (Thelymitra rubra)






Pink Fingers (Caladenia carnea)