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Sunrise Birding LLC - Birding and Wildlife Tours LESVOS
WILDFLOWER/ORCHID EXTENSION
April 27 - May 4, 2025

Extension Trip Report & Species List
by Paul Manning, 2.5 mB pdf>

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Some highlights & group favorites: (scroll down for photos)
  • 30 species of orchid!
  • Lesbos Orchid hidden among the Spiny Burnet & Fennel
  • Naked Man Orchid whose name makes everyone giggle…
  • Yellow Rhododendron and Royal Fern beside a mountain stream whose bed was polished bronze, yellow and brown
  • A mountain stepped olive grove full of orchids, anemones, and other wild flowers where we had to be careful where we stood!
  • Tracks winding through rocky sloped olive groves with new finds around every corner
  • Greek coffee in mountain village squares!

Miniature Bee Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Miniature Bee Orchid
Photo © Paul Manning


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Helen's Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Helen's Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Lesbos Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Lesbos Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Bull-headed Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Bull-headed Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Monkey Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Monkey Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Provence Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Provence Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Roman Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning
Roman Orchid. Photo © Paul Manning

Wild Peony. Photo © Paul Manning
Wild Peony. Photo © Paul Manning

Orchid enthusiasts with Roman Orchid.! Photo © Paul Manning
Orchid enthusiasts with Roman Orchid.! Photo © Paul Manning

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