Shhh....Orchid Hunters at work This week I was lucky enough to join Master Orchid Hunter Peter Fehre on an excursion while he was showing other enthusiasts around. Three of them had specifically come down from the North West Coast to see some of our Spider Orchids. Peter has been photographing orchids for about eleven years and knows each one personally. He knows exactly where they live and when they are likely to be in flower. This is just as well as I walked over this whole reserve last week and only saw a couple of Leopard Orchids and the tiniest Greenhood, despite having a map. My first Spider Orchid - Caladenia Caudata Unlike Western Australian orchids some of which practically jump into your face – see for example, last year's sun orchids , Tasmanian orchids are small, rare and discreet like tiny jewels. One species or another is likely to be in flower at most times of the year, though late spring seems to be the best. At least two...
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