The Secret of the Orchid Flower That Resembles a White Egret
Can you guess what this white bird is? We call it "Shira sagi" (white egret). "Shira sagi" is a collective name for egrets that are almost entirely white, and they are categorized by body size into little egrets, intermediate egrets, and great egrets. This is an intermediate egret looking for food in a harvested rice field. Here is a picture of an intermediate egret flying over a rice field. Actually, this blog isn't about egrets. I would like to introduce an orchid flower that brings to mind the image of a white egret spreading its wings in flight. This is the small wetland located in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan where I always visit to observe various marsh plants. Small marsh along the board walks You can see a unique white flower in the grassy field of the wetland. This flower is the *Sagi-so* (white egret orchid), the thema of this blog. This is named *Sagi-so* in Japanese, and its scientific name is Pecteilis radiata . By the way, *Sagi*means ...
