Estonia's Orchids

Just back from four days spent looking at orchids and in particular The Lady’s Slipper Orchid, something we had wanted to do since our first visit to Estonia a few years ago.  Here’s the first of many images, Wayne's to follow shortly which no doubt will be much better!  We flew to the capital Tallinn picked up a car and drove straight to the port of Virtsu where we took the ferry to Muhu and then drove over the causeway to the Island of Saaremaa.  We spent 3 nights at the Loona Manor Guesthouse in the Vidumae Nature Reserve, I would highly recommend this, a beautiful place where we had in the garden alone; Wryneck, Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, Thrush Nightingale and Common Cranes flying over, not that we were looking at birds we were there for orchids!

Wild flowers of Estonia

Pasque Flower

Birdseye Primrose

Wood Anemone

Not sure?

Globe Flower

Water Avens

Honesty?Herb Paris

Fields upon fields of Dandelions