Orchids and Lillies on Mannlichen

A gentle stroll up Maennlichen today. Encountered at least seven different orchids, here are a few of them.
The others included the Black Vanilla Orchid, the Burnt Orchid, the Birdsnest Orchid and a new one, to me anyway, I believe to be the Coralroot Orchid.

Then quite amazingly I came across a whole field of St Bruno's Lillies.

Beautiful. And the whole trip I was accompanied by a cuckoo.

Orchids in Brech Alp

This weeks hike was from Wengen up towards Mettlen and down through Brech Alp to Trummelbach in Lauterbrunnen. It was overcast and a pleasant temperature.

Following are various flowers seen on the way.

A spring meadow in Lauterbrunnen

A spring flower meadow in Wengen, featuring an early purple orchid.

Trumpet gentians near Mettlen.

Heading off for Brech Alp we discovered this wonderful display of common globularia, with a spring gentian just appearing at the bottom of the photo.

This could be a fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea.

A white helleborine.

A birdsnest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis.