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All a buzz in the downs.

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I have finally finished my university course and so now the job search has begun! Hopefully being out of university will give me the opportunity to work more on my photography skills and enjoy myself more in the countryside! Growing up in the Downs has meant that I have always been surrounded by wild flowers and especially Orchids, this year though has brought with it a particularly spectacular haul of flowers including Orchids. This year on the meadow next to the house the Orchids found have included: Butterfly Orchids, Tweyblades, Pyramidal Orchids, Bee Orchids, Common Spotted, Early Purples and Fragrant Orchids. This of course has given plenty of opportunities for photography as can be seen below. This is a Bee Orchid, a Bee Orchid is designed to too look like a female Bee so that a male Bee will come and try and breed with the Bee and will in the process get pollen on it. Sadly though the Bee the Orchid is designed to attract does not occur in this country and so all Be