Damselflies – Jill Orme Photography

6 Sep 2024

Confident

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Oxfordshire | 0

I went to Farmoor today, where the birding was pretty poor, to be honest, but I had a highly enjoyable time anyway. Had I not ducked out yesterday because of the forecast rain, I might have seen an Arctic Skua … Continued

31 Aug 2024

Last gasp

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

R and I decided to brighten an otherwise dull day by going out for lunch in Stratford, which was fun. Afterwards I took my camera and went to the river, but I was frustrated in my search for dragonflies: there … Continued

29 Aug 2024

Willowy

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

This morning’s internal debate went something like this: Draycote Water? Ferruginous Duck and Black-necked Grebe; huge area, so not necessarily good for photos, but lots of easy walking; car park; coffee; nearly an hour away, and quite often frustrating… Grafton … Continued

16 Aug 2024

Massacre

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

I spent a very happy three hours at Kemerton Lake today, where there was so much going on I hardly knew where best to point the camera. My aim had been to get some photos of dragonflies in flight, and … Continued

13 Aug 2024

Sunny

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

I’ve chosen this image for today because it has a peaceful sort of fluffy-clouds-in-a-sunny-sky vibe about it, though you don’t have to look hard to see that this is an illusion: the blue in the bokeh is reflected sky on … Continued

12 Aug 2024

Love heart

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

I set off for Trench Wood this afternoon, got to within half a mile of Bidford, and discovered that the road was closed because some absolute weapon had crashed into the bridge, cracking it down to the water line. This … Continued

9 Aug 2024

Green

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

A late afternoon yomp along the riverbank at Barton netted me a couple of Beautiful Demoiselles, forty or so Banded, eight or ten White-legged Damselflies, a couple of Blue-tailed Damselflies, and two Brown Hawkers. Conditions were tricky for photography though, … Continued

4 Aug 2024

Threesome

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

While Banded Demoiselles of both sexes tend to flaunt themselves at popular breeding sites, in my experience they’re relatively secretive about the actual mating process. So while all the blue damselflies will form mating wheels very readily, and provided they’re … Continued

3 Aug 2024

Commitment

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

That moment when you find you’ve bitten off a bit more than you can comfortably chew, and swallowing your latest victim becomes a full body commitment. Or alternatively, when you decide to save time in your busy schedule by multitasking … Continued

26 Jul 2024

Percheron

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

I realised this morning that, due to a combination of inappropriate weather conditions and lack of leisure, I hadn’t been up to Cleeve Prior to record the Odonata at the Community Orchard for a whole month. As it was warm … Continued

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