Beatenberg forest hike 5 by jcv2

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 16, 2005

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Description

Walking through the forest the woods reveal some of their secrets to me. Like this one, the bird's nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) of which the flowers are still little buds. This saprophytic orchid does not have green leaves and cannot collect its energy from sun-light. It is a symbiont with a fungus that digests dead vegetation and passes nutrients to the orchid. The orchid passes some special complex chemicals in return, so both benefit from this partnership. The name of the orchid is given because the intricate roots (please never dig them out to find out about that! :) looklike a bird's nest. Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 70 mm) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (22)

pimbotin

4:49AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Macros don't have any secret for you! Great!

Sylvaine

5:10AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

And I really love your text too...thanks....

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AnnaKirsten

5:50AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Wierd and wonderful!

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oscilis

6:04AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Great colours and interesting shot. I am posting a sparkling water photo for you tomorrow because you like drops of water! I liked the description that goes with this.

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tallpindo

6:15AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

In it's head form it looks like an overdeveloped asparagus. I would have to get out my Straight Arrow (on cards from Nabisco Shredded Wheat box dividers) lore to decide it was not edible in a survival mode or when practicing identification.

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Ikarius

6:21AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

A beautiful one! Superb shot!

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Richardphotos

6:36AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

amazing flower. nature is always a wonder. I like your capture and info

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marybelgium

6:54AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

a beautiful shot !

deannemart

8:46AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Thanks for the info on this interesting plant! I like how you captured it with the varying colors of leaves and rocks :)

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sharky_

9:48AM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Interesting Bird Nest Orchid. Sounds like a good plant to have for the purpose of cleaning the old vegetation around its roots. Excellent macro..............Aloha

MaryLynda

12:33PM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Lovely photo and interesting and informative write up about it.

PapaGuru

2:49PM | Mon, 16 May 2005

Very interesting story, great shot too!

parb1194

7:08PM | Mon, 16 May 2005

New life .... Well caught.... Excellent!!!! ;o)

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