Gloucestershire – Page 15 – Jill Orme Photography

7 Nov 2019

Smew

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

After my maungy day yesterday, the elements took pity on me – or possibly on the rest of humanity – and provided an unforecast day of nice weather. So I went off to Slimbridge, which worked its usual charm and … Continued

30 Oct 2019

Blackwit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I’m getting better at this game – I looked at this bird as it stomped past the South Lake hide at Slimbridge today, and thought black-tailed godwit – which, indeed, is what it is. I can’t be sure of the … Continued

2 Oct 2019

Cormorant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I didn’t quite nail this capture, but in my defence I only spotted the cormorant a split second before it took off, and because I was set up for ducks swimming on a lake and not for flying things, I … Continued

19 Sep 2019

Marvellously mad

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Gloucestershire | 0

R pointed out the other day that we hadn’t yet been to Sezincote this year, and as it was another glorious day today, and they’re closing for the winter very soon, we decided to remedy the situation and treat ourselves … Continued

17 Sep 2019

The chase

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

A group of us were standing in the Zeiss Hide at Slimbridge this afternoon, watching nothing very interesting going on, when suddenly all the ducks and waders went skywards. “Peregrine!” said someone. “Marsh harrier!” said someone else. They were both … Continued

26 Aug 2019

Blue

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

A quiet Bank Holiday Monday in the garden was out of the question, owing to some work the neighbours are currently doing, but it was too nice to be indoors, so I talked R into coming to Rodborough Bank with … Continued

16 Jul 2019

Wounded

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

Emperors are Britain’s largest dragonflies, with an abdominal length of 5 to 6 cm, and the males are highly territorial and aggressive. They don’t just fight each other: they will attack other dragonflies too, and are capable of eating smaller … Continued

30 Jun 2019

Furry

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates | 0

R and I went for an early morning walk around Hidcote Manor Gardens today, and saw two things neither of us had ever seen before. The first was an Azure Damselfly emerging from her larval exoskeleton on a water lily, … Continued

23 Jun 2019

Dyrham Park

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Gloucestershire, Landscape | 0

L and I went to Cardiff this morning, to take a hardwood garden bench inscribed with their wedding date to L&G. We had coffee and a lovely chat with them, and then went off to Dyrham Park, which neither of … Continued

16 Jun 2019

Open

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Gloucestershire | 0

If you read my nonsense on any kind of regular basis, you’ll know that this is the East Banqueting House of Chipping Campden Manor – always good for a blip, but rarely seen from this angle. R and I went … Continued

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