A day that could have started early drifted away. Train strike was cancelled which meant I could have done a train-bike-walk. Had in mind a specific walk to seek out leek orchids. Makes sense to ride back from there - did not feel up to that at school puck up times. Took the car
Drove to a known fire trail in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP. They did a hazard reduction burn a few weeks back but my information was they only did the East side. Red spider grevillea on the West side
Information was correct. The good news is the leek orchids are on both sides of the track but in a very tight zone - maybe 50 metres long
Tall yellow-eyed grass. Maybe yellow could be the theme again as the leek orchid I am after is yellow
Saw this bug on the mini flannel flower. Happy to get it in focus - it is a weevil and about the size of a match head. Or bugs could be the theme
Grey spider grevillea
Pale flax lily - hard to focus
Lace monitor lizard trying to hide. Spots are yellow
A few patersonia iris starting to fold
Yellow goodenia - bug is an ant
Dampiera purpurea
Conesticks flower forming on the edge of the track
First orchid budding for the day - hyacinth orchid - dipodium variegatum
A little past - like one metre - was one yellow orchid. This is a new spot. Walked up to the known spot further on that side. The 4 spikes I saw last walk are all gone. Been gone a while my friend told me later. The ones in the burned section are gone too. Back to the photos. Flower is crawling with weevils
Close up - prasophyllum flavum
Labellum is quite ruffled
Watched these two weevils walking up and down - they are making more weevils
Slender rice flower
A few more hyacinth orchids budding - none open today
Did find a few bonnet orchids in the next wooded section
Cryptostylis erecta
Found one flying duck orchid - in a new location a good 100 metres closer up the track than seen before
Close up of caleana major
Broad leafed geebung just starting to flower
Double headed bonnet orchid - quite normal - not easy to photograph both
There was a lot of cicada noise. One flew right past my face - was bigger than I have seen - maybe the size of a fairy wren. So about twice the size of this husk - this was a whole thumb long
Walk back was spent looking deeper in the bush. No point looking on the burned side - tongue orchids a good 10 metres off track - a few plants
Always a test to get a decent photo of the veined underside of cryptostylis subulata
Narrow leafed hemigenia on a side track - no hyacinth orchids open
Was a good choice to drive-walk - found the leek orchids - first for the season.
Dinner: Pizza on gluten free bases
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The dish in the last picture has actually made me forget the pictures you posted earlier
It looks really good