Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 19 July 2008 in Plants & Nature.
I found a patch of what I believe are Southern Marsh Orchids at the railway tunnel entrance at Monsal Head. I'm not an expert at distinguishing the difference between the rarer northern species and the more widespread southern versions of these orchids. Monsal Head lies at the boundary between the northern and southern ranges of these two species in Derbyshire.
I have pre-posted all this week as I'm on my summer vacation, camping and Kayaking in Norfork. I'll catch up with AM3 when I'm back.
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Beautiful color, Richard.
19 Jul 2008 5:44am
You have an excellent sense of proportion Richard! Well done! I wouldn't have expected that an orchid would grow wild in the U.K. Shows you what I know.
19 Jul 2008 6:52am
Great colors, beautiful!
19 Jul 2008 9:14am
The image as well as flower really pops out. I like it.
19 Jul 2008 10:42am
For a wild flower it's quite beautiful.
19 Jul 2008 11:41am
very nice shot , vivid colors . . .
19 Jul 2008 12:17pm
Beautifully taken! Your exposure has given just the right depth of field to make this lovely flower stand out. Colours are beautiful! :-)
19 Jul 2008 4:05pm
Love the intensity here . . it makes for something special.
19 Jul 2008 4:57pm
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