Hi

• by Abe_Hoekstra

  My name is Abe Hoekstra as you can see, and I recently discovered Orchid Observers.

  I have almost classified 80 orchids so far, and have asked loads of questions to see if I am on the right track. By now I recognize the bee orchid, the fly orchid and most of the time the pyramidal orchid. While classifying I have also got several windows open with images of orchids, so I hope I can better identify them.

  If it isn't too much trouble, I hope someone can take a look at my questions 😃.

  Cheers,
  Abe

  Posted September 5, 2015 6:49 PM

• by Abe_Hoekstra

  I want to say thank you to Rich Mielcarek who has been taking a look at my identifications, and has been very helpful 😃.

  Posted September 7, 2015 11:57 AM

• by kathcas79 scientist

  Hi Abe, and welcome to Orchid Observers! Great to have you on board and I’ll get back to you with answers to some of your questions on the ‘Talk’ forum asap! Our identification guide is available as a PDF download on the ‘Identify’ page. If you would also like a free printed copy of the guide please email orchid@nhm.ac.uk with your postal address and I’d be very happy to send you one. Thanks again for your participation 😃

  Posted September 7, 2015 12:23 PM

• by kathcas79 scientist

  Thanks Rich for your assistance with Abe's ID questions!

  Posted September 7, 2015 12:24 PM

• by Abe_Hoekstra

  Nice to be here, kathcas79 😃.

  Posted September 7, 2015 12:46 PM

• by Abe_Hoekstra

  Thanks for checking a number of my identifications kathcas79 😃.

  This is all a very fun and educational experience. Not being from the UK, I also have to learn a little bit of geography here. And sometimes I check the Dutch names, although I prefer them in English for the time being.

  I'd like to have the identification guide so I will send an email soon.

  Cheers,
  Abe

  Posted September 8, 2015 3:36 PM