July 2025 – Jill Orme Photography

31 Jul 2025

Going for gold

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

I set off for Trench Wood again this afternoon, aiming to complete yesterday’s aborted mission. But once again I was deflected: as I approached Grafton Flyford it was sunny, and the thought of Willow Emerald Damselflies wandered into my brain … Continued

30 Jul 2025

Headstand

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

I was on my way to Trench Wood this afternoon, but en route I thought I’d stop in at the two Odonata sites I’m monitoring at Cleeve Prior, to see if there was anything going on there. The Community Orchard … Continued

29 Jul 2025

Sun lover

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

It drizzled on and off for most of the morning, so I occupied myself with indoor stuff, including some cooking for the freezer. Half way through the afternoon the sky lifted, and for a couple of hours the sun even … Continued

28 Jul 2025

Supervision

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

This afternoon I spent ten minutes watching in fascination as a female Banded Demoiselle laid her eggs in the floating and submerged vegetation close to one of the fishing pegs at Cleeve Prior Mill. I knew from reading my Brooks … Continued

27 Jul 2025

Eyed Ladybird

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

I did a couple of hours of brutalist gardening today, clearing an area of scrub and then cutting back a philadelphus, and it all left me in an appropriately grim mood. My disposition wasn’t helped by the fact that there … Continued

26 Jul 2025

Orange

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

I think it’s rather sad that beautiful things can pass you by so easily. Although I had a country childhood, and my mother was a keen gardener, I grew up not thinking about butterflies very much. I could have named … Continued

25 Jul 2025

Cerulean

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates, Odonata | 0

For the last few years I’ve been going up the Long Mynd in Shropshire in search of the “acid” dragonflies – Common Hawker, Black Darter and Golden-ringed Dragonfly. But I hate the drive up the Long Mynd – or, more … Continued

24 Jul 2025

Toning

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

Every summer for the past two or three years I’ve found a single Field Grasshopper in our garden, hanging out in the weeds at the foot of the old farm wall that separates us from the property next door. But … Continued

23 Jul 2025

Wabbit

by JDO | posted in: Gloucestershire, Wild animals | 0

R and I went to Hidcote this morning, where I hoped to do better than yesterday in respect of Odonata. The entire place though, as far as we could see, was a dragon-free zone. “Nodonata,” said R sadly, apparently forgetting … Continued

22 Jul 2025

Dusk

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

This was my last photo of the day, taken just after dinner in a prematurely dusky garden, with a rainstorm on the way. As you can probably see from the droplets on the open bloom, it wasn’t the first rain of … Continued

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