Five orchids in IJmuiden

a close up of a bee orchid flower, looking jolly
Ophrys apifera
a close up of a tiny yellowish green plant with even tinier flowers
Herminium monorchis
a close up of a marsh helleborine orchid flower, with a white tongue and dark purple sepals
Epipactis palustris
a close up of a fen orchid, which also seems very small among grass flowers
another closeup of a fen orchid where you can see their upturned flowers with gangly petals
Liparis loeselii
a purple marsh orchid of some kind, caught in a field of cottongrass
Dactylorhiza

All observed on June 18. Thanks to Thim for showing us around.

an abstract view across marshland wildflowers, bands of color