Invertebrates – Jill Orme Photography

28 Feb 2026

In here somewhere…

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

I spent much of the day outside, in pretty nippy temperatures I have to say, tidying the rose bed in the top garden and pruning the roses. Every now and then though, I’d stop work and wander around with the … Continued

25 Feb 2026

Pluuumpie!!!

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

The emergence of the first Hairy-footed Flower Bees of the year is always a really big deal for me, because they’re the perfect harbingers of spring: bright, beautiful, and lively, they never fail to fill me with optimism. That said, … Continued

24 Feb 2026

Bright

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

After waking at 6am this morning, fretting about lawn edges, I did some intensive research on the interwebs and ordered a power edger. I can’t honestly say that I have total confidence in this purchase, but almost all of my … Continued

23 Feb 2026

In the pink

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

I can’t resist posting this pink cherry plum blossom today, mainly because it’s such a lovely harbinger of spring, but also because I’m always surprised, and just a bit pleased with myself, when I manage to get an entire spray … Continued

22 Feb 2026

Waking up

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

I was so delighted to spot this female Eristalis tenax on the aucuba this morning that I did a tiny dance. Since it got too cold for me to risk beating the garden bugs out of their shelters last autumn, … Continued

9 Nov 2025

Thorny

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

It was a pretty dismal day, and though R hauled himself off out for a walk, I really couldn’t be bothered. Instead I made a vague attempt to catch up on some of the administrative backlog that’s still hanging over … Continued

7 Nov 2025

Burnished

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

R and I had another long and quite tiring day, but the load was lightened by all the help and support we had from Child One, who swooped over the border early this morning and propped us up right through … Continued

6 Nov 2025

Downtime

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

Today’s running around encompassed both Evesham and Stratford, and by the time we made it back home again I was tired and grumpy, and fairly disinclined to go back out in the garden hunting invertebrates. Luckily though, I spotted this … Continued

5 Nov 2025

Robust

by JDO | posted in: Invertebrates, Warwickshire | 0

Another day of rushing around allowed me about half an hour at the river in Stratford this morning, searching for dragonflies. It was a warm, sunny day, and there were plenty of insects on the wing, but frustratingly, my only … Continued

27 Oct 2025

Texture

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

Invertebrates have been a bit hard to come by recently, but no sweeping or beating were involved in me getting this photo: I was simply walking across the yard when I spotted the Hairy Shieldbug soaking up some rays on … Continued

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