tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post4331890092835628890..comments2023-03-18T18:19:26.000+11:00Comments on Hunter Valley Backyard Nature: #32 More Spring OrchidsGayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-68721804325903882592007-10-14T17:28:00.000+10:002007-10-14T17:28:00.000+10:00hi Lola,thank you. I never tire of the beauty tha...hi Lola,<BR/><BR/>thank you. I never tire of the beauty that we walk amongst every day, but extraordinary things like the unfurling of a bud is special.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-25959758492281621972007-10-14T11:33:00.000+10:002007-10-14T11:33:00.000+10:00Hi Gaye,Your first photo deserves a comment for yo...Hi Gaye,<BR/>Your first photo deserves a comment for you were certainly there at the right time to capture that unfurling orchid. A great blog with your usually splendid photos.<BR/>LolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-19298684372543561852007-10-11T11:38:00.000+10:002007-10-11T11:38:00.000+10:00hi Denis,thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed my or...hi Denis,<BR/><BR/>thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed my orchids. Alas, my pictures are mostly taken by my compact 'point-and-shoot' digital which is only 3.2 megapixels, so they are not of good print quality, but do the job for sharing the beauty and detail via the internet.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your orchid hunting.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-64923967155776214812007-10-11T11:35:00.000+10:002007-10-11T11:35:00.000+10:00hi buffy,thank you for your comment. I do hope yo...hi buffy,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your comment. I do hope you can find your local species to see first-hand the beauty of the odd details.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-59906326194922871452007-10-11T11:34:00.000+10:002007-10-11T11:34:00.000+10:00hi Jack,I would be most interested to see pictures...hi Jack,<BR/><BR/>I would be most interested to see pictures of the WA Beard Orchid species if you come across them at some time. I have found that searching for orchids is certainly hit and miss. I'm keeping a diary of locations and dates of flowering (a GPS would be most useful, though). I will try to monitor my finds from year to year.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-60388742512301834752007-10-11T11:14:00.000+10:002007-10-11T11:14:00.000+10:00Hi GayeWell done with the Bearded Orchids. I have ...Hi Gaye<BR/><BR/>Well done with the Bearded Orchids. I have not found the Copper Beard Orchid (C, campestris) here. I shall be out looking for them in about 2 weeks - which seems to be about the lead time between your area and mine.<BR/><BR/>The colour names are not very satisfactory, I find - (red, purplish and copper).<BR/><BR/>Stunning photos, especially the close-up of the "tongue and face and eyes" of C. campestris. It looks like a "print quality" photo to me. Wonderful shot.Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-51334909248098879282007-10-10T22:03:00.000+10:002007-10-10T22:03:00.000+10:00It seems from my reading of Corrick and Fuhrer tha...It seems from my reading of Corrick and Fuhrer that down here in Victoria we have only one Calochilus - campestris. I have not seen any myself. They do seem very strange flowers. Wonderful pictures Gaye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-431372659681922416.post-8323729401123750302007-10-10T14:11:00.000+10:002007-10-10T14:11:00.000+10:00Hi Gaye, some great photos of some spectacular orc...Hi Gaye, some great photos of some spectacular orchids. There are three Calochilus species in WA, but these are poorly known and very difficult to locate. Finding them here is made even more difficult by their habit of not flowering regularly, often missing years. So very much a case of being in the right place at the right time.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>JackWAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714877215893612150noreply@blogger.com