Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Bee Orchid

Ophrys apifera © Roger Butterfield

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera).

Photographed today at Maltby Common Local Nature Reserve, South Yorkshire.

24 Jun 2008 22:12:55 | Plants

4 Comments

jams O'Donnell

Beautiful and beautifully captured too Roger!

Posted by: jams O'Donnell | Sunday, 29 June 2008 at 09:10 PM

betchai

wow, it is hard for my eyes to leave this picture. i really like how you captured the details.

Posted by: betchai | Saturday, 16 August 2008 at 09:00 PM

Jess

Roger...never seen anything like this. How very lovely!

Jess

Posted by: Jess | Friday, 22 August 2008 at 05:08 AM

philippines flower

I never seen this before it is so lovely thanks for posting!

ford

Posted by: philippines flower | Wednesday, 14 October 2009 at 03:31 AM

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