Grasshoppers – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

9 Sep 2023

Festive

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

Grasshoppers vary greatly in colour and pattern within species, but according to Evans and Edmondson’s Grasshoppers & Crickets of Britain & Ireland, it’s the females that have the widest variation. They go on to say: “Many grasshopper species have an … Continued

28 Aug 2023

Mottled

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

I need to be a bit careful here, because there is actually a UK species called the Mottled Grasshopper, but I’ve never seen one, and this definitely isn’t it: Myrmeleotettix maculatus is smaller and more compact than this, and both … Continued

15 Aug 2023

Studio portrait

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

I hadn’t intended to post another grasshopper so soon after the last pair, but when nature presents you with an unexpected gift it seems a little rude to turn your nose up at it. I spent an hour or so … Continued

13 Aug 2023

Compare and contrast

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

R and I went out for lunch today to celebrate his birthday, and then on to Compton Verney to see a couple of art exhibitions. Birds of America was impressive, and through the exhibits and explanations I came to find … Continued

6 Aug 2023

Clean

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

Ever since I started this nature photography malarkey, I’ve struggled with grasshoppers. Specifically, I’ve driven myself and them mad by trying, and usually failing, to get clean images of them, with all the identification features clear. And also, I’ve never … Continued

2 Aug 2023

Hairy

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

The weather forecast for today was horrible, but apart from a sharp shower in the middle of the morning it was actually quite a pleasant day. Failing to take advantage of this unexpected gift, I spent most of the day … Continued

15 Oct 2022

Entropy

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

I spent a while down in the wild garden this morning, acting as safety monitor while R did some chainsaw tree surgery, fifteen feet up a ladder. Once he was safely back down at ground level I went back to … Continued

16 Aug 2022

Jazzy

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

For most of today the photo I’ve posted as an extra was going to have been my blip, but then I went on a final walk around the garden and found this spittlebug, and… well, you know how I feel … Continued

24 Aug 2020

Lesser Marsh

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

I was heading homewards from the post box, with another rain storm threatening, when I decided to risk taking a quick walk around Tilly’s field in search of insects. In contrast with yesterday there were dozens of grasshoppers pinging around, … Continued

30 Jul 2020

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper

by JDO | posted in: Grasshoppers, Invertebrates, Orthoptera, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Charlecote this morning, where most of the park is now open, bar a section to the north of the lake, which is still cordoned off as a sanctuary for the fallow buck herd. We walked … Continued

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