Australian Native Orchids
Featured Work
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blue- purple orchid by justrick
undecided if its blue or purple, is different to the last one i posted. taken in foxes lair nature reserve, not sure of its type either
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Blue beard orchid by Dennis Wetherley
This orchid is common in The Para Wirra Recreation Park near Adelaide in the spring. / Pentax K200D Sigma DG 50mm Macro f9.5 1/180 ISO400 Featured in Australian Native Orchids
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Blue Caladenia (Cyanicula caerulea) by Rosie Appleton
This is currently the only known specimen of Blue Caladenia (Cyanicula caerulea) in the Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve I am so lucky to have this place only 20mins down the road. There are 90 named species of orchids on the list both current and historic. / Whilst this plant is widespread in Victoria and occurs in other states, it is considered rare in this particular area.
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Babe in a Cradle by Eve Parry
Epiblema grandiflorum var. grandiflorum. Photographed in the lower south of Western Australia. I had to walk into a swamp to photograph this, rather scary as snakes live in such places.
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Wax Lip Orchid - Mt Barker Summit by LeeoPhotography
A Wax Lip Orchid – Glossodia Major taken on Mt Barker Summit. The sun was catching it at just the right angle, giving it this wonderful metallic look.
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Blue Caladenia (Cyanicula caerulea) by Rosie Appleton
What beauties… had fantastic directions from Paul Piko and found these gems in the Warrandyte State Forest. Barb and I were so excited as neither of us had ever seen these… there is one in Belgrave South, caged and still waiting to flower, but these ones were everywhere!!!! Thanks again Paul :-D
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Scented Sun Orchid by orpheus
Scented Sun Orchid (Thelymitra macrophylla) / Photographed at Mundaring Weir, October 2006 Self pollinating, they wont open unless they get a warm sun lit day. When they do open though the perfume is remarkably strong, and on a good day they can be smelt several meters away. Pentax IST DL f./8, 350th sec, ISO-200 65mm Featured in the group: / Australian Native Orchids
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Thelymitra venosa by Colin12
After years of procrastinating I finally went out to find this orchid this year. / It was not hard as blue stands out in our bushland. / This picture was taken at Wentworth Falls.
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Scented Sun orchid by georgieboy98
Thelymitra macrophylla. / Taken in Western Australia’s Stirling Ranges some 400 kms south of Perth whilst on a conducted Orchid finding tour. The Stirling Ranges are renowned for wildflowers and about 80 species are found nowhere else in the world. We saw one particular orchid that I would dearly love to have been able to photograph – the enormous 2 metres high King Leek orchid. Unfortunately the howling gale put any thoughts of getting a photo completely out of the question. In fact of all the orchids we saw that day I was only able to get half way decent photos of three but, as we had booked and paid for that tour some 2 months ahead there was nothing much we could do about it. / We were lucky with this sun orchid though because it normally only opens it’s flowers on a warm and sunny day so I really have no idea what possessed it to be open when we saw it. Even our guide was surprised! / In all there are 128 orchid species known to flower in the Stirling Ranges and this represents 38% of all known WA orchids. Camera Sony Alpha 350 dslr / 18-70 lens / f5.6 at 1/250 sec / hand held
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Silky Blue Orchid by Stuart Rose
South-West WA, This orchid Cyanicula sericea is under DEC’s threatened flora list due to habitat loss.
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Glossodia minor by Colin12
A lovely little late winter orchid. / These at times can put on quite a show. / About 25mm across
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Waxlip Orchids by Bev Pascoe
Tiny wild orchids which I photographed in Western Victoria.
Recent Work
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Dipodium roseum Rosy Hyacinth-orchid by David Piko
Photographed in natural surrounds at Mt. Cannibal Reserve West Gippsland Victoria. This is the first one for this season, there are many spikes throughout the reserve.
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Dipodium roseum Rosy Hyacinth-orchid by David Piko
Photographed in natural surrounds at Mt. Cannibal Reserve Garfield North West Gippsland Victoria
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Silhouetted flight by Rosie Appleton
Flying Duck orchid (Caleana major) – wish the sky was nice and blue like Dennis’... :-D
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Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major) by Rosie Appleton
I was in Grantville this afternoon checking out a place we found late last year that is supposed to have ducks galore… last year we found only one… today – well over 100, it was fantastic!!!!
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Flying High by Dennis Gay
THE SUBJECT: / My second duck of spring 2009! / A magnificent example of the Australian native species of Caleana major (Flying Duck Orchid). THE LOCATION: / Photographed alongside the Ocean Drive Fire Trail in Queen’s Lake Nature Reserve at North Haven, NSW, Australia, in the company of a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club mate while on a wildflower safari. THE MAKING OF ‘Flying High’: / This little beauty was the second sighting of the species this spring. They are my favourite wildflower and it is always a joy to find them. / After shooting these li’l ducks for the last five springs the difficulty in photographing them or any other repetitive subject for that matter, is in just how to do it differently. / For this shot I set the camera lower than usual for a better perspective and included some of the background for effect. I think it works. / Fuji S9600: RAW, Super macro, Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/250sec, 11mm, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer. / Lightroom 2.2 & Photoshop CS3. Visit the Aussie Wildflowers collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more Aussie Orchids. Enjoy! WILDFLOWERS: ORCHIDS / (Click the links!) Caleana major – Flying High / Caleana major – Landing Gear Down / Caleana major – Tangles the Duck / Caleana major – In Full Flight / Caleana major – Shot Ducks / Caleana major – Flying Duck Orchid / Cryptostylis subulate – Tongue Orchid / Pterostylis nutans – Nodding Greenhood Orchid / Thelymitra media – Tall Sun Orchid / Thelymitra pauciflora – Closing Time / Thelymitra pauciflora – Slender Sun Orchid / Thelymitra pauciflora – Slender Sun Orchid / Thelymitra ixioides – Spotted Sun Orchhid / Diuris pardina – Leopard Orchid / Caladenia carnea – My Bud-dy and Me / Caladenia carnea – Pretty Pink Fingers / Petalochilus quadrifarius – Pink Fingers Orchid / Caladenia catenata – White Caladenia Orchid /
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Pale sun orchid by Cindy McDonald
Very pale sun orchid / Taken with canon 5D mkll and sigma 105mm macro
About This Group
Welcome to the Australian Native Orchids group. A place to display your images of Australian Native Orchids – Terrestrial & Epiphytic.
This is a place that celebrates the wonderful diversity, uniqueness & beauty of Australia’s many native orchids!
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