April 2020 – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

20 Apr 2020

Flower bees

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

I said the other day that I was only seeing female hairy-footed flower bees now, and that I feared the males had died off. Happily it turned out that I was being too pessimistic: there are far fewer about than, … Continued

19 Apr 2020

Spotlit

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

Overnight I found myself pondering ways in which I could rapidly improve the environment around the wild pond, and making a mental list of plants I could move from their present homes. This morning I lifted a large clump of … Continued

18 Apr 2020

Honesty

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

When the rain finally cleared this afternoon I went for a squelch round the garden with the camera. Nothing was looking especially lovely in the murky light, but of the few photos I took this is my favourite. When we … Continued

17 Apr 2020

Lacy

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

The weather has turned today: it was chilly and overcast this morning, and wet this afternoon – which to be honest I don’t mind, because the garden needs it, and it saves me from putting on the sprinkler. I managed … Continued

16 Apr 2020

Mourning

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Wasps, Worcestershire | 0

I love it when a plan comes together. The pond plants I ordered before Easter came from a local grower, who sends them out bare-rooted. I was able to buy planting baskets and liners from the same source, but I … Continued

15 Apr 2020

Secretive

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

This isn’t a very good photo, but I’m not apologising for posting it because it represents a fascinating half-hour I spent this afternoon, watching this female red-tailed mason bee (Osmia bicolor) thatching her nest. She was very secretive and flighty, … Continued

14 Apr 2020

Speckled Wood

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I was stalking a tiny and uncooperative Holly Blue around the garden with a long lens this afternoon, when I was distracted by some butterflyish fluttering up in the top of the weeping pear tree. It took me a while … Continued

13 Apr 2020

Syrphus

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The wind switched round overnight, and a storm blew in on a cold easterly. I was kept awake through much of a night that felt as though it went on for several days by the howling wind, the house creaking … Continued

12 Apr 2020

Pit stop

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It was a little cooler this morning, and R and I levelled the pond and infilled around it, before (yay!) filling it with water. After examining the contents of our water butts, and taking advice from a local wildlife photographer … Continued

11 Apr 2020

Green and gold

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

It’s difficult now to believe that we endured such a long, wet, and dreary winter: the past couple of weeks have been so dry, sunny and warm that by this morning the garden was parched and I had to water … Continued

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