More beautiful orchids from NW Sicily in April 2019 (those days before we'd ever heard of Covid). Ophrys bombyliflora, Ophrys tenthredinifera, Ophrys x fernandii, Orchis papilionacea. @europeanorchids.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
More beautiful orchids from NW Sicily in April 2019 (those days before we'd ever heard of Covid). Ophrys bombyliflora, Ophrys tenthredinifera, Ophrys x fernandii, Orchis papilionacea. @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Ophrys sphegodes Mill
Orchidaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025
Elevation 1800m
#ophrys #orchids #orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025
Elevation 1800m
#ophrys #orchids #orchidaceae
July 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ophrys sphegodes Mill
Orchidaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025
Elevation 1800m
#ophrys #orchids #orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
Kermanshah, Iran
April 2025
Elevation 1800m
#ophrys #orchids #orchidaceae
Some Early spider orchids (Ophrys sphegodes) from The Purbecks, Dorset. 17/3/2026 @ukorchids.bsky.social @orchidvinny.bsky.social
March 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Some Early spider orchids (Ophrys sphegodes) from The Purbecks, Dorset. 17/3/2026 @ukorchids.bsky.social @orchidvinny.bsky.social
Ophrys scolopax Cav.
Orchidaceae
Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1500m
#ophrys #orchidee #orchidaceae #botany
Orchidaceae
Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1500m
#ophrys #orchidee #orchidaceae #botany
July 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Ophrys scolopax Cav.
Orchidaceae
Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1500m
#ophrys #orchidee #orchidaceae #botany
Orchidaceae
Azerbaijan, Iran
June 2025
Elevation 1500m
#ophrys #orchidee #orchidaceae #botany
OPHRYS x ARANII:
Una bonita orquídea silvestre resultante de la hibridación de Ophrys ficalhoana con Ophrys picta subespecie nafarroana
Una bonita orquídea silvestre resultante de la hibridación de Ophrys ficalhoana con Ophrys picta subespecie nafarroana
June 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OPHRYS x ARANII:
Una bonita orquídea silvestre resultante de la hibridación de Ophrys ficalhoana con Ophrys picta subespecie nafarroana
Una bonita orquídea silvestre resultante de la hibridación de Ophrys ficalhoana con Ophrys picta subespecie nafarroana
Orchids aren't just those blue-dyed* flowers sold in supermarkets by the checkout - they grow wild, all around us, even here in the UK. You don't have to travel far to find them, and even the spectacular Ophrys bee #orchids grow wild here, some quite widespread.
*what IS that all about?! 😱
*what IS that all about?! 😱
November 17, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Orchids aren't just those blue-dyed* flowers sold in supermarkets by the checkout - they grow wild, all around us, even here in the UK. You don't have to travel far to find them, and even the spectacular Ophrys bee #orchids grow wild here, some quite widespread.
*what IS that all about?! 😱
*what IS that all about?! 😱
December 17, 2024 at 6:52 AM
A few orchid highlights from a damp walk near Modica, Sicily this morning. Neotinea commutata, Ophrys lutea, Ophrys sicula. Ophrys bombyliflora. @europeanorchids.bsky.social
April 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A few orchid highlights from a damp walk near Modica, Sicily this morning. Neotinea commutata, Ophrys lutea, Ophrys sicula. Ophrys bombyliflora. @europeanorchids.bsky.social
La temporada de las orquídeas silvestres del género Ophrys está dando por aquí sus últimos coletazos con las Ophrys santonica.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 17 de junio de 2026
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 17 de junio de 2026
June 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM
La temporada de las orquídeas silvestres del género Ophrys está dando por aquí sus últimos coletazos con las Ophrys santonica.
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 17 de junio de 2026
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 17 de junio de 2026
February 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
May 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some wild orchids I found with my father past week in the same excursion we found the pink conehead mantis ^^
Ophrys lutea, Ophrys speculum and Ophrys x chobautii (hybrid between O. lutea and O. speculum)
#photography #wildorchid #macrophotography #blueskyphotography #nature #orchid #wildflower
Ophrys lutea, Ophrys speculum and Ophrys x chobautii (hybrid between O. lutea and O. speculum)
#photography #wildorchid #macrophotography #blueskyphotography #nature #orchid #wildflower
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some wild orchids I found with my father past week in the same excursion we found the pink conehead mantis ^^
Ophrys lutea, Ophrys speculum and Ophrys x chobautii (hybrid between O. lutea and O. speculum)
#photography #wildorchid #macrophotography #blueskyphotography #nature #orchid #wildflower
Ophrys lutea, Ophrys speculum and Ophrys x chobautii (hybrid between O. lutea and O. speculum)
#photography #wildorchid #macrophotography #blueskyphotography #nature #orchid #wildflower
One more Ophrys lucis shot
March 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One more Ophrys lucis shot
Time spent orchid-hunting yesterday on open, dry hillsides in Cyprus delivered a kaleidoscope of new Ophrys bee #orchids. Today we head to a very different, woodland habitat instead. What will we find there? Stay tuned...
March 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Time spent orchid-hunting yesterday on open, dry hillsides in Cyprus delivered a kaleidoscope of new Ophrys bee #orchids. Today we head to a very different, woodland habitat instead. What will we find there? Stay tuned...
There's something two-faced in Rhodes. I don't see it every year, but I keep my eyes open for it...
Occasionally Ophrys bee #orchids form lusus flowers, with aberrant petals and/or sepals. Here's Ophrys calypsus and O. polyxo, each with two lips fused on one flowerhead.
Occasionally Ophrys bee #orchids form lusus flowers, with aberrant petals and/or sepals. Here's Ophrys calypsus and O. polyxo, each with two lips fused on one flowerhead.
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
There's something two-faced in Rhodes. I don't see it every year, but I keep my eyes open for it...
Occasionally Ophrys bee #orchids form lusus flowers, with aberrant petals and/or sepals. Here's Ophrys calypsus and O. polyxo, each with two lips fused on one flowerhead.
Occasionally Ophrys bee #orchids form lusus flowers, with aberrant petals and/or sepals. Here's Ophrys calypsus and O. polyxo, each with two lips fused on one flowerhead.
The many and varied Ophrys bee #orchids to be found on Cyprus make for wonderful photographic subjects - on our relaxing and gentle-paced orchid tour there we make plenty of time for enjoying the plants in their own right, or as subjects for a photo or two!
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September 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The many and varied Ophrys bee #orchids to be found on Cyprus make for wonderful photographic subjects - on our relaxing and gentle-paced orchid tour there we make plenty of time for enjoying the plants in their own right, or as subjects for a photo or two!
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...
Unas OPHRYS CASTELLANA de finales de mayo a contraluz
July 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Unas OPHRYS CASTELLANA de finales de mayo a contraluz
Ophrys lutea, orquídea abejera amarilla, todo un descubrimiento 💛 #Orchideae
April 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ophrys lutea, orquídea abejera amarilla, todo un descubrimiento 💛 #Orchideae
A brief hiatus in tour leading for @mariposanature.bsky.social lately has given me a chance to make some inroads into my spring orchid trip reports, the latest being that for the orchid wonderland that's the Gargano Peninsula in Italy, home to a rainbow of Ophrys bee #orchids, personal favourites.
June 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM
A brief hiatus in tour leading for @mariposanature.bsky.social lately has given me a chance to make some inroads into my spring orchid trip reports, the latest being that for the orchid wonderland that's the Gargano Peninsula in Italy, home to a rainbow of Ophrys bee #orchids, personal favourites.
While there are undoubtedly glitzier, more colourful Ophrys bee orchids to be seen in Europe, we think the understated elegance of Ophrys reinholdii takes an awful lot of beating. Nobody's #bloomscrolling day was ever made worse by one of these beauties!
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
While there are undoubtedly glitzier, more colourful Ophrys bee orchids to be seen in Europe, we think the understated elegance of Ophrys reinholdii takes an awful lot of beating. Nobody's #bloomscrolling day was ever made worse by one of these beauties!
OPHRYS LUTEA o abejera amarilla con el rocío de la mañana.
April 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
OPHRYS LUTEA o abejera amarilla con el rocío de la mañana.