short flowerspike of Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) with unusually bold pink purple markings on wind-blasted turf of Orkney, Scotland,UK

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Orkney, Scotland,UK
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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