Finger orchids in mid section of Seven Mile Beach NP : September 15 2023

Heading into a warm day. My wife headed back home to finalise the house set up. I decided to stay back to leave here space to do what she thinks is needed. Spent the morning on investing stuff and a little Internet Marketing

Headed out on the bike to ride to middle section of Seven Mile Beach NP before lunch. There were orchids between the road and the track where I carry the bike across.

These finger orchids have me confused. My local guide book mentions 5 possibles one of which flowers from October. That leaves 4. Then one is known only from one site - that leaves 3. I will classify what I see in words I understand - dumpy fingers and green column

This one differs in colour with pink on the flared lobes

Back view shows the green back to the column. For these 3, most likely caladenia catenata - pink form

The key differences here are the carmine bands - caladenia carnea

Side on shows the distinctive calli on the front edges of the labellum - carnea

This one does not have the bands - more fully red on the column. Will not post all the photos I took - focusing in on differences

Double header

More white than pink with shades of bands - another hybrid

Nodding greenhood - pterostylis nutans

This one has me even more confused - sort of got the bands and a deeper purple

Close up

A few of these just opening up

More differences - yellow calli in the back - all the others are white

Twining glycine

Turned around in this grassy area. Focus on the way back was to get one photo of each difference

Purple pea flower

2nd week seeing these flowers emerging - not done an ID yet

Dumpy fingers

Pointed fingers

Flared lobes with pink edging

Flared lobes without pink edging

Red bands a bit broad

Partly formed red bands

Sometimes a photographer gets lucky. Walked past this budding dyanella and then doubled back to get a photo - on the plant in front was this opportunity

A spider - minute in size

More splotchy red on the column

All white petals with a spot of red in the column

Flared lobes with pink edges and carmine bands

Close up

Paper daisies finishing up. Walked quite a bit further than normal - a good 2500 steps from the bike park area. Not as many finger orchids as the previous day

A little more cycling done. Going to be a challenge doing Kids Cancer Ride next month - house move aside, have just not done the training

Was home early afternoon. Quick lunch and then spent 2 hours pulling weeds and strimming the back lawn.

Dinner: Steak fry up with fried potatoes, bacon, egg. Do not often do that.

Trade action: A few adjustments ahead of options expiry on NOK, BARC.L. Had done most of it earlier in the week

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Cycling, Daily Activity, Gardening, House Chores, Photowalking