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Sunday 26 February 2017

Cerro Hacho, Loja, Granada Province.

Some Orchid photogrphy with Santi, Howard and Jayne.

Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertiana) hipocromatic.
The four of us went up the road for a walk in the Pine woods where we were looking for some early Orchid species and we soon found a good number of Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertiana) spikes as well as quite a few Somber Bees (Ophrys fusca / O. forestieri). 
Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertiana) hipocromatic.
In the same area we saw some rather beatten up flowers of Sierra Nevada Crocus (Crocus nevadensis), Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia), a couple of Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterflies, Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Sardinian Warbler (Curruca Cabecinegra / Sylvia melanocephala), Iberian  Magpie (Rabilargo / Cyanopica cooki), Common Crossbill (Piquituerto Común / Loxia curvirostra) and Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs).
Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertiana).
Giant Orchid (Himantoglossum robertiana).
Somber Bee (Ophrys fusca / O. forestieri).
Almond blossom.
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus).
Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).
Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).
Broad-leaved Iris (Iris planifolia).

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