Photo Gallery

A decorative sign certifying the Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club as a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary

The Town of Orchid offers luxury living, beautifully cradled between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon. The community's commitment to green and open space, as well as conservation, is clear to any visitor by simple observation. The habitat that's been carefully fostered has been welcoming to species of many wonderful sorts, both flora and fauna. Indeed, the Town is home to many distinctive birds. The environmental quality has earned the Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club the distinction of being named a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. 

Of course the Town of Orchid lives up to its name with many residents caring for a beautiful and colorful array of fancy orchids in their lush gardens. The barrier island as a whole has been historically known for its wild orchids and continues today to be the perfect environment for these amazing flowers. 

The Town has asked for our residents' help in showcasing the stunning beauty of the area. Please see the photo gallery below of the snapshots residents have taken in Orchid. The Town would like to thank the Audubon Society for assisting in the identification of all the beautiful birds featured in these photos for our visitors utilizing screen-readers. 

If you'd like your photographs featured on this website, please contact the Town Clerk at (772) 581-2770 or townclerk@townoforchid.com for assistance.

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White Pelicans float on still waters of a lake, as golfers with golf carts prepare for the next swing at the ball on land.
A rainbow over the Atlantic Ocean with frothy waves coming ashore
An adult otter with two infant otters runs up a grassy mound on the Orchid golf course.
A single white pelican floats on a lake with a mirror-like surface surrounded by green and yellow leaved bushes.
White Pelicans enjoy a large lake and green embankment on the golf course in Orchid surrounded by residential homes.
A solitary Laughing Gull perches on a rock overlooking a pond surrounded by grass.
Close-up of a cascade of pink orchids.
White Pelicans and Double-crested Cormorants congregate on the grassy embankment of a lake undisturbed by a nearby golf cart.
A view over the Atlantic Ocean with ominous clouds overhead
A Great Blue Heron tucks in its long neck as it stands perched atop a chimney in Orchid.
A complete rainbow adorns the sky over Orchid's golf course on a gray day.
A Red-bellied Woodpecker clings vertically to a branch.
A White Pelican, with its wings spread wide, appears to sneak up behind another.
A Great Egret wades in a grass-lined pond accompanied by a mate closer to shore.
A variety of local waterfowl enjoy a lake on Orchid's golf course lined by palm trees and homes.
A Great Blue Heron walks along pool decking of an Orchid home.
Sunrise with the sun at the horizon over the Atlantic ocean in Orchid.
A flock of White Pelicans co-mingles with Double-crested Cormorants all along a lake on the Orchid golf course.
An adult otter with two infant otters following close behind runs across a gravely surface.
A canopy of tropical palm trees is inky black against the evening sky painted with a mixture of warm and cool colors.
A flock of White Pelicans floats on a grass-lined lake on the golf course with residential homes in the background.
A rainbow emerges from an area of thick trees on a cloudless day with purple-tinted skies.
A single White Pelican is perfectly reflected as it floats on peaceful water in a lake of the Orchid golf course
Four Wood Storks sit awkwardly on a patch of green grass
Cloudy and colorful sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in Orchid
An Osprey sits perched on a branch with no leaves.
A Brown Pelican stands on the beach, as local residents enjoy splashing around in the surf
A nighttime view of the Atlantic Ocean from the Orchid Island Beach Club overlooking the beach walkover and leaning palm tree
A Great Blue Heron stands perched upon a sundial with a lake, sandy embankment, green golf course and tall grasses in the back.
A colorful evening sky is reflected in the Indian River Lagoon's conservation area.
A Sandpiper gingerly walks around on the beach as it watches for the next wave.
A Great Blue Heron stands in tall yellow grasses, which obscure its long legs.
Yellow and pink orchid flowers hang in baskets from tropical trees
A Great Egret and White Pelican stand upon a rocky embankment overlooking the water of a lake of the golf course.
A Great Egret stands in a lake with tall grasses growing in it on the Orchid golf course.
Four wet otters run across the green of the golf course.
A lake of Orchid's golf course acts as a mirror on a cool, blue evening, as it reflects the homes and landscaping around it
Two Wood Storks balance on a long log floating on a lake of the Orchid golf course surrounded by tall grasses.
On a cloudy night, the moon shines brightly across the Atlantic Ocean.
Four Wood Storks stand in a line along the grassy edge of a lake on the Orchid golf course, as pelicans float nearby.
Two palm trees frame a view of the Indian River Lagoon as the sun sets in the distance behind the mangroves.
A Great Blue Heron stands at the very edge of a body of water on a hazy day with a large drainage pipe nearby.
A Brown Pelican stands with its webbed feet buried in the sand on the beach.
A flock of White Pelicans floats on a lake surrounded by the green hills of the Orchid golf course
A boy stands carefully balanced atop a boogie board as he rides a wave onto shore aided by male relative.
A Roseate Spoonbill stands in the water as it uses its beak to scratch an itch at the top of its folded wing.
A colorful evening sky is reflected in the Indian River Lagoon as a leaning palm tree partially blocks the view.
White Pelicans take off in flight from a lake of the Orchid golf course.
A Great Egret steps gingerly along a grassy incline next to a lake on the Orchid golf course.
White Pelicans gather together on and off-shore in a large lake on the golf course offering nearby houses a pretty view.
A pink Bougainvillea bush surrounds an ornate fountain
A view across a calm and reflective lake to the golf course as the full moon shines in a milky evening sky.
White Pelicans float on a lake next to the rocky embankment leading to a golf course with a sand trap.
An Osprey stands at the water's edge, where the lake meets a sand trap on the golf course.
Two otters run away over the grassy hills of the golf course alongside a lake.
A Great Egret walks in a lake along the edge of a sandy embankment with long grasses.
Wood Storks and White Pelicans walk along a large lake behind tall grasses and in front of a large residential, waterfront home.
A flock of Mottled Ducks floats close together on a lake.
Wood Storks stand on a concrete bridge on the Orchid golf course flanked by craggy rocks.
A view across a calm lake at the golf course and residences that flank it.
A wood stork stands on the edge a grassy embankment overlooking the lake.
A Great Egret stands on a grassy slope in front of tall grasses and behind a pink oleander bush in bloom.
A stormy sky is ominously reflected in a calm lake, as the landscaping and homes next to the lake are bathed in gold sunlight.
A juvenile Ibis stands on a grassy embankment by a calm lake.
White Pelicans take to the air from a lake framed by a sunbathed golf course.
A Great Blue Heron stands in a lake close to a grassy embankment as it attempts to swallow a large fish whole.
A group of Roseate Spoonbills stands in the water of a calm, golf course lake.
White Pelicans sit on a grassy embankment of a lake next to tall grasses and palm trees.
A variety of water birds enjoys a lake, while one Great Blue Heron stands nearby on the grass.
A cascade of white orchid flowers with pink centers tumbles down along the rough bark of a nearby tree.
A Wood Stork begins to spread its large wings as it prances along the water's edge where the grassy slope meets a lake.
A trio of otters enjoy the water of an Orchid golf course lake together.
An Osprey balances atop a gnarled branch as it eats its prey.
Early sunrise lights up the sky over the Atlantic Ocean coloring the waves with an amber glow
A heron tucks in its long neck as it stands in the sand along a lake on Orchid's golf course.
An Osprey spreads its wings atop a long branch as it prepares to fly away.
White Pelicans gather together on a grassy edge above the eds of a lake on a golf course.
A Brown Pelican stands on the grassy edge of a calm lake on a golf course.
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