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04-10-2011, 06:54 PM
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Ghost Orchid heaven
While searching Big Cypress we came across the Mother load. We counted over 40 Ghost on 3 trees and over 200 for the day. Their is not all 40 in the video but they were all over them. 
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04-10-2011, 07:02 PM
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Wow, nice find!!!!
Looks like a healthy population too.
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04-10-2011, 07:09 PM
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wow! fabulous!
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04-10-2011, 07:28 PM
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Amazing sight! Nice to know such communities still Do exist in the wild. Those trees must look pretty amazing with the orchids in flower.. Thanks for sharing!
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04-10-2011, 11:40 PM
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Holy smokes! I want to see 1:01 in a couple months!!!
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04-11-2011, 10:34 AM
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Whoa! Some of those plants are huge!!! Great find. I agree with Justin. I want to see those trees when they are in bloom.
Cheers.
Jim
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04-11-2011, 11:02 AM
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I was trying to tell what type of tree the colony was on? Oak or Pop Ash?
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04-11-2011, 11:29 AM
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Thats absolutely amazing!!!!!!! That colony is a treasure in itself!
Great find Dave!
Living life one photo at a time.
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04-11-2011, 12:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thumperinflorida
I was trying to tell what type of tree the colony was on? Oak or Pop Ash?
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Good Guess, although some where on pop ash, most were on old pond apple tree |
04-11-2011, 11:29 PM
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That is really neat!
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