Bearded orchids on north side of Lovers Jump Creek : September 22 2023

First full day in the big smoke for a few days. Went shopping with my wife - not generally a haven for photos. This one caught my eye

Special at $4 and the tag beneath says $3.50. The register did the $4 special. A friend has been posting a few like this almost daily. Sign of the times - lazy tag person or a deliberate game

Got that out the way and went walking Lovers Jump Creek on the north side - king greenhood still not open

The bud is taking shape. Photographer was not patient enough to get a photo in focus in low light in leech country

Did find an open chiloglottis orchid at least a week later than the one seen on the south side - just one

Chiloglottis formicifera

A bit of a yellow day - not sure of the genus - maybe ochna

Side on of leaf and fruit

Sun orchids have taken a bashing in the few days of heat- leaves all brown but flower spikes seem OK

Thelymitra pauciflora

Close up of the bud - flower will be white

Yellow pea flowers

Just below was this red banded insect - it stopped to pose

Chiloglottis trapeziformis - a few still flowering

Front on photo is the hardest

Spider grevillea

Goodenia up close

Two flowers and a few buds

Cluster of about 10 pateronsia irises

Close up

Up beyond Clissold Link into the high ground - bearded orchids budding. Last time it was just leaves reporting

Sun orchid budding - will open one day next week on a warm day. There were 10 to 15 plants here

Spied this bearded orchid opening

Close by was this one a little further along. Clues for ID - the tape coming out the bottom of the labellum and the lack of basal glands - red bearded orchid - calochilus paludosus

More fully open further along

Side on

On the way back. This one been infested with a spider and something nibbling

Always thought orchids flowered from the bottom - not these

A different bearded orchid - has two basal glands like eyes looking back AND no tape - calochilus robertsonii

One just opening close by

Successful walk with two ant orchids and two bearded orchids and three budding.

Got home and spent the last hours of daylight raking the front lawn. With the overnight rain did not have to water the lawns

Dinner: Pizza so house did not smell of fried fish for open house
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