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Bungendore, NSW

I’ve found my first wild orchid

I’ve found my first wild orchid…

… and it is a tiger orchid.

Nope, I am not kidding.  I have found my first wild orchid in Australia, meters from our home and it is a tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea).

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The first one I spotted. (Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea))
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Then I found some more. This one shows area in which is grows and exactly what it looks like. It is actually quite hard to spot in amongst the dead grass and other litter around. It is such a slender plant and flower that when you do actually see it, you suddenly start to see many more of them., but these ones are not that tall. (Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea))
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A better example and in some sunshine, but you don’t want to linger long. There is a huge ants nest on a couple of meters away and they were already active! Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea)
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Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea)
Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea)
Tiger orchid (Diuris sulphurea)
Australia, Bungendore, NSW

A few flowers

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I have slowly stayed to identify some of the flora around the place but much remains a mystery at present.

This one is everywhere on uncultivated land.

This flower is everywhere locally. Its common name is "Common Early Nancy" (or its scientific name is Wurmbea dioica).
This flower is everywhere locally. Its common name is “Common Early Nancy” (or its scientific name is Wurmbea dioica).

But I haven’t yet identified this tree.  However time will tell hopefully.  We have rather a lot of it in the lower paddock area.

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We have rather a lot of it in the lower paddock area which makes for a beautiful clump of trees at the moment.  I’m hoping to get a good picture of them in the next few days when they are in full flower.  I don’t think they are native but…

Otherwise we get the other 3 chooks, non egg laying but free to a good home, this coming Wednesday. Fingers crossed.