Fakahatchee finds - Orchid Board

flhiker · #1 07-18-2009, 05:52 PM

Hi all, I had a great day in the Strand today. The water was up to 3ft. in places, which made for a much cooler day.

We also had the pleasure of finding 4 ghost flowers, a few blooming Dingy Star orchids, and some blooming Ridged Epidendrum also a nice find of a dozen plants with spiking and flowering Polystachya concreta (yellow helmet orchid).
Some pretty wild flowers and a couple critters. A shy swamp rat and tree frog

Hope you enjoy the photos

flhiker · #2 07-18-2009, 05:54 PM

Yellow helmet orchid

mspatt · #3 07-18-2009, 07:12 PM

Great shots--I stared and stared at the picture with the ferns and couldn't figure out what I was looking at until I saw this eye staring back.

Thanks for treking around in the heat and humidity of Florida and sharing your wonderful finds

PitcherASAMD · #4 07-18-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mspatt

Great shots--I stared and stared at the picture with the ferns and couldn't figure out what I was looking at until I saw this eye staring back.

Thanks for treking around in the heat and humidity of Florida and sharing your wonderful finds

Hahah, I didn't notice what it was either (thought it was a swamp fern) until you pointed out that there was an eye!

Wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing!

susiep · #5 07-18-2009, 08:02 PM

Beautiful pictures, Dave. Thanks!

Ross · #6 07-18-2009, 08:37 PM

Thanks, Dave. Think I'll stay here and enjoy your trip from comfort of my computer chair

flhiker · #7 07-19-2009, 11:09 AM

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Thanks, Dave. Think I'll stay here and enjoy your trip from comfort of my computer chair

I don't blame you! It's hot as hell out there.

mikeurquia · #8 07-20-2009, 06:35 PM

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I don't blame you! It's hot as hell out there.

as u say its to hot unless you show up while its still in the 70's its like being in the AC im not going im waitin till it cools down myself what the hell im going out there to suffer that much you cant take ANYTHING out anyways you really need to be of your rocker again hell no i'll wait

Swamper · #9 07-20-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeurquia

as u say its to hot unless you show up while its still in the 70's its like being in the AC im not going im waitin till it cools down myself what the hell im going out there to suffer that much you cant take ANYTHING out anyways you really need to be of your rocker again hell no i'll wait

I know one guy off his rocker enough to go

flhiker · #10 07-20-2009, 10:32 PM

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I know one guy off his rocker enough to go

You know at least 2