Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Wildflowers and Orchids on Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands


April 11th we managed to get away for the day - our day out that week - and visited a number of sites on Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands looking for orchids and other wildflowers and found plenty of both.  The day was overcast and wet when we arrived at our first stop but the rain soon went away and though the sun did not come out it was a good day for wildflower photography.

We found the Western Fairy Slippers still blooming at several locations and the Western Spotted Coralroots just starting to bloom.  At one location found a few plants of the red form of the Western Heart-leaved Twayblade and at another several plants of the albino form of the Western Fairy Slipper.  Along with them we found an abundance of other flowers.

raindrops on everything







raindrops on Camas


Fairy Slippers




Heart-leaved Twayblade


Spotted Coralroot



British Soldier Lichens


Panther Cap


Seep-spring Monkeyflower


Woodrush


Miner's Lettuce


Sea Blush




 Giant Blue-eyed Mary



Chocolate Lilies



Fawn Lilies



Field Chickweed


Few-flowered Shooting Star


Common Camas


Fairy Slippers



white Fairy Slippers



Spotted Coralroots


4 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello Ron. Beautifully catured raindrop series. These photos bring a smile to my face and joy in my heart. So glad you've shared them with us. Wishing you and yours the best.

Ron said...

Thanks, Beatriz. All the best to you and yours, too.

Thelma said...

Great photography and the flowers are pretty especially the fairy one.

Ron said...

Thanks, Thel. Appreciate the visit and nice comments.