Wordless Wednesday: Spring blossom

Spring blossom (11th March 2012)

Copyright © 2012 John Gasson.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Orchid spotting on the walk home

I discovered these beautiful little flowers in a field on my walk home from work this evening. They were the highlight of a mostly dull walk home, the sun did appear for the last couple of miles but apart from that it was cloudy and grey (but thankfully dry).

Are these common spotted-orchids?

I believe they are common spotted-orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) but would appreciate it if someone could confirm that.