Wild Flowers

Wild flowers, being static are a great source for photography.
From the common to the rare a good image can easily be captured. 
In 2005, I attempted to photograph all the Orchids to be found in Hampshire.  Find out below how I got on.

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Borage at Gosport
Thorn-Apple at Gosport
Thorn-Apple at Gosport 1
Tree Mallow at Gosport
Slender Hare's Ear at Gosport
Moschatel
at Botley Wood (April 2005)
Field Cow Wheat
at Portsdown Hill (June 2005)
Field Cow Wheat 2 at Portsdown Hill (June 2005)

Honeysuckle

Bee Orchid

Common Mallow

Red Clover

Self-Heal

Creeping Thistle

Mouse-ear

Basil Thyme

Harebell

Burnt Orchid

Scabious

White Clover

Yarrow

Crow Garlic

Germander

Green-winged
Orchid
Orchis morio

Early Purple
Orchid
Orchis
mascula

Narrow-leaved
Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza
traunsteineri

Birdsnest
Orchid 
Neottia
nidus-avis

White
Helleborine
Cephalanthera
damasonium

Narrow
Leaved
Helleborine
Cephalanthera
longifolia

Fly Orchid
Ophrys
insectifera

Southern
Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza
praetermissa

Early Marsh
Orchid
Dactylorhiza
Incarnata
ssp pulchella

Early Marsh
Orchid
Dactylorhiza
Incarnata
ssp  incarnata

Heath Spotted
Orchid
Dactylorhiza
maculata

Burnt Orchid
Orchis
ustulata

Bee Orchid
Ophrys
apifera

Lesser Butterfly
Orchid
Platanthera
bifolia

Early Marsh
Orchid
Dactylorhiza incarnata
var.  alba

Common
Twayblade   Listera
ovata

Greater Butterfly
Orchid
Platanthera
chlorantha

Common
Spotted Orchid  Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Pyramidal
Orchid
Anacamptis
pyramidalis

Northern
Fragrant Orchid  Gymnadenia conopsea
ssp  borealis

Fragrant
Orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea

Musk Orchid
Herminium
monorchis

Frog Orchid
Coeloglossum viride

Marsh
Helleborine
Epipactis
palustris

Marsh Fragrant
Orchid
Gymnadenia
Conopsea
ssp  densiflora

Bog Orchid
Hammarbya
paludosa

Broad-leaved
Helleborine
Epipactis
helleborine

Green-flowered
Helleborine
Epipactis
phyllanthes

Violet
Helleborine
Epipactis
purpurata

Autumn Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes
spiralis