Calypso Orchid 2014
Calypso Orchids, also known as Fairy Slippers, are a Springtime flower found in the Alaskan Forest. I shot this one in the woods next the Ekluetna Lake near Eagle River, Alaska. They are very small and dainty and can be easy to miss. Enjoying more of a damper climate, very few bloomed this year due to drier weather. I was happy to see the few that I did and to get this shot.
Uploaded on June 27, 2014