Eggbert's Travels

Wednesday 9^th May

SHE SAID:

I suggested a drive out to the Long Point Lookout & walk in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park to Geoff this morning. Having just had an egg & bacon breakfast he was keen.

We had been out this way in February 2015, & found 2 Greenhood Orchids. I wasn't expecting to find much, as it has been so dry, but today we had much more success. Geoff's eagle eyes found 4 orchid types. And there were at least 2 different Greenhood Orchid basal leaves with buds coming! Plus there were 1000's of Mosquito Orchid leaves, probably Acainthus apprimus, and a tall multi-flowered Greenhood: Bunochilus sp; there were plenty of these, with more coming. Plus, a single small Greenhood - Pterostylis sp. & finally, Bristly Helmet Orchids; Corybas hispidus.

WOW, an awesome day.

Now I need to ID them all!

Chandler River lookout

Gorges Lookout

Red Triangle Slug....yes really!

Blunt Greenhood...I think

(Diplodium obtusum)

Tall or Common Leafy Greenhood -

Bunochilus longifolius

Bristly Helmet Orchid - Corybas hispidus

HE SAID:

I knew nothing about going out today. Varena sprung it on me after breakfast. Heading to Long Point, I thought we'd been there before. And we had. But this time, after a slow start, I found a few orchids, and Varena was very happy.