I went for a walk yesterday, late in the afternoon ...
... through the meadows along the sea, in the coastal area about 5 kilometers from where I live ... and while the evening was approaching ...
... I stumbled upon some wild orchids.
I saw and photographed three species ... this is the first one - the Anacamptis morio, commonly known as the Green-winged orchid.
I found a nice bunch of these orchids ...
... more than 20 plants with flowers ... I stopped counting after twenty, with a few more orchids in sight.
Some meters further, I saw a different species ... lit by the soft, warm and quite beautiful evening light.
These gorgeous flowers ...
... belong to the Anacamptis papilionacea ...
... commonly known as the Pink Butterfly-orchid.
On this one the flowers aren't completely opened and developed.
When I found this Serapias lingua, commonly known as the tongue-orchid ...
... the night was near, so after this shot, I was on my way home.
As always in these posts on HIVE, the photographs are my work.