January 2019 – Jill Orme Photography

31 Jan 2019

Same old

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Went to Stratford. Walked along the river and photographed some redwings. Bought ear drops to try to remedy the sudden blocking of both ears. Had coffee with R. Got interviewed by Channel 5 News about Brexit. Went to the bank. … Continued

30 Jan 2019

Who’s a pretty boy then?

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I thought, I can’t post another tufted duck! – and then realised that I haven’t blipped one since New Year’s Eve. And as I doubt they’ll be gracing their winter quarters for much longer, I decided that you probably wouldn’t … Continued

29 Jan 2019

Excitement

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

A perfect storm of icy drizzle, mud, and emulsified car exhaust emissions created a truly exciting road surface for the roadster driver, on my trip to Coventry this morning for a free car health check. I only lost the back … Continued

28 Jan 2019

Flustered

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

Shelducks are relatively big birds – somewhere between a mallard and a small goose in size – but you’d need to be elephantine to be unperturbed at the thought of a crane landing on you, and these drakes were thoroughly … Continued

27 Jan 2019

Frozen

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

I finished refilling the bird feeders this afternoon, walked back into the kitchen to fetch the camera, and by the time I reached the lawn again this squirrel was already up in the apple tree, heading for the bird seed. … Continued

26 Jan 2019

Phalaenopsis

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

On a wet and dreary morning, my Facebook timeline was brightened up by some orchid photos in one of the photography groups I belong to. I wasn’t minded to go out today, and seeing these shots – which were all … Continued

25 Jan 2019

Casual

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh), and then rewarded ourselves with a late lunch in the restaurant at Hillers – which was delicious, and very good value. While R lingered over his coffee and a newspaper I went … Continued

24 Jan 2019

Surprise

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The ISO here is sky-high, but I haven’t done much to smooth it out because I don’t want the blackbird to look as though she’s been Botoxed. I was walking along the east side of Holy Trinity church in Stratford … Continued

23 Jan 2019

Snow day

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

I woke this morning to bright sunshine and a dusting of overnight snow, so before giving in to the temptation to go out in search of wildlife I pottered around the garden with the macro to see what I could … Continued

22 Jan 2019

Art deco

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

A good day today, in terms of both birds and photography. I made a snap decision, despite an iffy weather forecast, to zoom down to Slimbridge, where I promptly bumped into one of the regular owlers, heard all the owling … Continued

Monthly Archives: January 2019