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Three Birds Orchids - 2023 Around our home in Hiawassee, Georgia |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2023) |
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Three Birds Orchids - 2023 Around our home in Hiawassee, Georgia |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2023) |
| Another year of Three Birds Orchids' blooms. Seems like they come around faster and faster! 1 - July 20, 2023 - First Flowering of the Year This was the earliest (by a day) that I have seen the TBOs produce their first synchronous bloom. It poured rain much of the day, soaking the flowers, so I only took a few shots. |
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| Three Birds Orchid (Triphora trianthophoros) |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| This flower would have been in perfect form if the rain hadn't knocked off one of its lateral sepals. |
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| 2 - July 23, 2023 The second flowering of this season. Despite being only the second synchronous bloom of the year, there were more flowers than expected. |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| Three Birds Orchid pair |
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| Three Birds Orchid - straight on |
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| TBO with halictid bee pollinator |
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| Nice deep pink-purple coloring... |
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| Another pair |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| Another halictid (sweat) bee |
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| Three Birds Orchid (Triphora trianthophora) |
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| 3 - August 1, 2023 The third bloom of the 2023 season. I concentrated on plants with multiple flowers. |
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| A nice pair |
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| A "three-fer" |
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| Another colorful pair The one on the left has a pollinator bee inside. |
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| A couple more pairs... |
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| 4 - August 7, 2023 The fourth bloom of the 2023 season. I got a few photos before a gully-washer passed through. |
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| Three Birds Orchid |
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| TBO pair |
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| Another pair In terms of overall plant numbers, 2023 was not a great year, but then, orchids are known to be finicky. |