First Sighting of White Sun Orchid : My Actifit Report Card: October 7 2021

Wake to a grey morning which was not the forecast. Was hoping to find a chance to see sun orchid I found yesterday in flower. Well the sun did break. My wife wanted to see the orchid too. I rode down to start of track and we walked down together. It was open

Colour is never a good indicator for ID. Features count - the cloven post anther lobe suggests thelymitra peniculata - white form.

Narrowness of the leaf is a clue

The post anther lobe does not have the right angle of a peniculata - going to guess pauciflora

The best part - first time sighting for this orchid and amazing to find a new orchid on a track I have walked for 6 years

Ride down the hill and back up and found this bearded orchid up the hill - calochilus campestris - new sighting

Roadside location is amazing

Saw this snake on the roadside - life lesson right there. Do not warm up on the road edge. Cars go there.

Saw this orchid pushing up under the rock ledge - photographer set it free

First sighting of cryptostylis subulata on this road this season - 3rd for the season. The upside view is because it has been folded up under the rock ledge. Next time it will have turned upright

Walked the track at the top of the hill to look for flying ducks and waratahs. No luck on either score but found lots to enjoy

Red bearded orchid

These orchids are steadily working their way down the hill on the edges of the track - 6 in a slice

Next orchid looks like a red bearded orchid but it is twice the size and twice as tall - maybe a metre high. Could well be calochilus grandiflora

Side on

Leaf is about one third of stem height

View of the spike

Two red bearded orchids together

Mini flannel flower shows great textures

I tramped the rocky sections looking for flying ducks and waratah flowers. No luck but good views

Powerlines as per usual

Found this onion orchid on the way back up the hill

Close up shows a long labellum - thinking microtis oblonga

One more red bearded orchid on the way up the hill

Calochilus paludosus

Next hill done for Kids Cancer - 4 hills on week one is the target. Donate here https://mymark.mx/KidsCancerRide

Did a bit more clover clearing. Worked on some IM stuff.

Dinner: Prawn/scallop pots and stir fried rice

Trade action: Sold VNM. Naked puts on NM.
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