May 2024 – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

21 May 2024

Sang-froid

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

We seem to be heading into a period of unsettled weather – for most of today it was overcast and not especially warm, and by dinner time it was raining. I dare say the local farmers won’t be unhappy about … Continued

20 May 2024

Expansive

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

This female isn’t the first Large Red Damselfly to emerge from our ponds this season, but she’s the first I’ve caught in the act. By the time I saw her she’d reached the stage of rocking slightly back and forth, … Continued

19 May 2024

Blue boy

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

I haven’t seen any Azure Damselflies emerging from either of our ponds so far this year, but today while I was touring the homestead in search of inverts this mature male drifted past me and landed on the Viburnum juddii. … Continued

18 May 2024

Jewel wasp

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

I spotted this tiny jewel wasp on the pond sedge in the wildlife pond this afternoon, during a brief cloudy spell in an otherwise sunny day. It was running around the gently waving leaves like a thing possessed, and (as … Continued

17 May 2024

Faded

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

The season marches on. My beloved male plumpies are all gone now, though the females are still zooming about, working on their nests. There are fewer and fewer mining bees around, and I haven’t seen a bee-fly, of any description, … Continued

16 May 2024

Rich

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

Lavender seems to have a reputation in some quarters of thriving on neglect, but I have to say, that hasn’t been my experience: I neglect it, and it dies. So it’s come as a surprise to me that last year’s … Continued

15 May 2024

Moody

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

Another busy day saw both Offspring joining R and me at home this afternoon, so unsurprisingly I didn’t have much time for bug hunting. But the quarter hour of rummaging I managed at the very end of the afternoon produced … Continued

14 May 2024

Thunder thighs

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, Warwickshire | 0

I paid a disappointing visit to Grove Hill this afternoon, en route to an extremely trying session of beating my head against the brick wall of bureaucracy. All in all, not the best of days, though having L at my … Continued

13 May 2024

Tidy

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

This was one of two female Orange-tailed Mining Bees (Andrena haemorrhoa) that were working the variegated spurge this morning. There was also one Tawny Miner, now faded to a deep buff colour, but she was much less cooperative about having … Continued

12 May 2024

Blue

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

“Common Blue is very blue” goes the mantra – except, that is, when it’s an immature female like this one. Mature females don’t have to be blue either – some are, but others are a drab green, darkening to brown … Continued

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