Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Platanthera aquilonis

The second field trip day of this year's annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, took us to Pennington Bog, near Pennington (Cass River), Minnesota. To find out more about this trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

The second field trip day of this year's annual Native Orchid Conference symposium, took us to Pennington Bog, near Pennington (Cass River), Minnesota. To find out more about this trip, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Day 7 of the trip would find us scouring the shoreline of Hudson Bay for wildflowers and critters. There were a few surprises long the way... For the rest of the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Day 7 of the trip would find us scouring the shoreline of Hudson Bay for wildflowers and critters. There were a few surprises long the way... For the rest of the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Day 5 - Churchill, Manitoba. Today, we went to Twin Lakes, the "Tank Farm" in Churchill, and along the shore road of Hudson Bay. For the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

Day 5 - Churchill, Manitoba. Today, we went to Twin Lakes, the "Tank Farm" in Churchill, and along the shore road of Hudson Bay. For the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

These few images are from archives of our trip to Newfoundland, Canada in early July, 2013. This series was taken in and around the fishing village of Rocky Harbour. Lobster Cove Head is at the western edge of the Harbour and is an active lighthouse. We stayed in Rocky Harbour on our trip both going up the coast as well as coming back down the coast a week later. At the edge of the parking lot of our second motel, Fisherman's Inn, I found a nice patch of Platanthera aquilonis , a common native orchid. They needed no excuse to pop up where ever they chose...

These images represent two stops for the day. One at Pistolet Bay Provincial Park Campground, where we met Diane Allen and Paul Hines. They would be showing us the rare plants and wildflowers of Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve. What a treat was in store for us! For more of the story and more images, please visit Jim's Blog ...

These images represent two stops for the day. One at Pistolet Bay Provincial Park Campground, where we met Diane Allen and Paul Hines. They would be showing us the rare plants and wildflowers of Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve. What a treat was in store for us! For more of the story and more images, please visit Jim's Blog ...

The two places we would visit on this day were Parc Boutte du Cap on Cape St. George, and Kippens Bog near Stephenville. Parc Boutte du Cap is noted for its towering cliffs, fierce winds, and Yellow Lady's-Slipper orchids in the thousands. Kippens Bog is a large but little-known bog in the village of Kippens, just to the west of Stephenville. It is known for the large number of multi-flowered Dragon's Mouth orhids. What a day we had photographing these beauties... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

The two places we would visit on this day were Parc Boutte du Cap on Cape St. George, and Kippens Bog near Stephenville. Parc Boutte du Cap is noted for its towering cliffs, fierce winds, and Yellow Lady's-Slipper orchids in the thousands. Kippens Bog is a large but little-known bog in the village of Kippens, just to the west of Stephenville. It is known for the large number of multi-flowered Dragon's Mouth orhids. What a day we had photographing these beauties... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

The two places we would visit on this day were Parc Boutte du Cap on Cape St. George, and Kippens Bog near Stephenville. Parc Boutte du Cap is noted for its towering cliffs, fierce winds, and Yellow Lady's-Slipper orchids in the thousands. Kippens Bog is a large but little-known bog in the village of Kippens, just to the west of Stephenville. It is known for the large number of multi-flowered Dragon's Mouth orhids. What a day we had photographing these beauties... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...

The two places we would visit on this day were Parc Boutte du Cap on Cape St. George, and Kippens Bog near Stephenville. Parc Boutte du Cap is noted for its towering cliffs, fierce winds, and Yellow Lady's-Slipper orchids in the thousands. Kippens Bog is a large but little-known bog in the village of Kippens, just to the west of Stephenville. It is known for the large number of multi-flowered Dragon's Mouth orhids. What a day we had photographing these beauties... To see more images and to read about the story, please go to Jim's Blog ...