We've visited several areas in north-central Washington recently to see some of the native orchids that grow there and to enjoy the beautiful scenery. At one site we found both the Eastern Fairy Slipper and a hybrid of the Eastern and Western Fairy Slippers. At another site we saw a mixed population of plants that appeared to include both the Mountain Lady's Slipper, the Large Yellow Lady's Slipper and their natural hybrid, the Columbia hybrid Lady's Slipper, though all of these plants very likely are hybrids with more or less of each of the parents. Along with the orchids, as always, we found plenty of other things to photograph.
Bonaparte Lake
Mcloskey Violet
unidentified Sedge or Rush
Western Virgin's Bower (Clematis)
guttation (sweating) on Polypores
trail
Connors Lake
raindrops
White Campion (non-native)
Common Yarrow
unidentified lupine
Canada Thistle (non-native)
Blue Lake
Black Hawthorne
Sinlahekin Natural Area
female Western Bluebird
Mule Deer
Eastern Fairy Slipper
Kostiuk's Hybrid Fairy Slipper
Columbia Hybrid Lady's Slipper
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