Aarnescht trip 2011

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JeanLux

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I had a nice trip to the neighboring reserve Aarnescht this morning, not my first one this year, but I went there today to look for Ophrys (gnats, bumblebees..). And, even if the weather was not too friendly (some rain, clouds), I found them :)!

Bumblebees:


Not too easy to find in the high grass:


I pictured about 30 of them:








Small beauties:




And gnats, even harder to find:




Interesting is that few weeks before they bloom, there is no chance to find them growing with very tiny leaves:


to be continued:
 
a few militaris(?) still in bloom:


Anacamptis pyramidalis colonies, easier to check because of color :):






and platanthera :




I really enjoyed the small trip, being most of the time very close to these tiny blooms with my macro. And just when I was leaving, a guided tour of +/- 20 people entered :drool: ; so lucky me, to have been early :):) Jean
 
Looks like a nice trip. I went to the Eifel yesterday and I saw a lot of Orchids as well, hope I have the time to work through píle of photo's this week.
 

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