Invertebrates – Page 118 – Jill Orme Photography

1 Jul 2020

New

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

So it turns out that it’s not as easy as one might assume to stand on the top of a stepladder on uneven ground, point a large camera and a long lens at an insect in a tree that’s blowing … Continued

30 Jun 2020

Wild

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

I thought it would be nice to finish June with some bug porn. Actually, as you may have noticed, I’ll happily post bug porn any day of the year, but this is the month of #30dayswild, and a pair of … Continued

29 Jun 2020

Vagrant

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

This isn’t – by some way – my favourite photo of the day, but it has to feature because it records a very unusual encounter. On a cold, dark, autumnal day, with a fierce wind gusting, I wasn’t expecting to … Continued

27 Jun 2020

Rescue

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

R rescued this male Marbled White from the conservatory this morning, and brought him upstairs in a glass covered with a piece of card, to ask me what to do with him. I said that he’d probably be fine if … Continued

26 Jun 2020

Carding

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

The heat and humidity of the past two days have more or less done me in, bringing on a rheumatic flare, so rather than the trip out I’d been planning, I spent most of the day sitting in a deckchair … Continued

25 Jun 2020

Efficient

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

Until I became a pond custodian, I had no idea how many female damselflies oviposit alone. When I took this photo there were two solo female Azures working around the pond plants, as well as the tandem pair in my … Continued

24 Jun 2020

Her Maj

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

They’re tricksy blighters, Purple Emperors: their habits are unique among British butterflies, and can make them difficult subjects to track down and photograph. Having said that, two of the three I saw in Oversley Wood this morning were quite obliging, … Continued

23 Jun 2020

Vacated

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

My heart skipped several beats when I saw this – for a second I thought I might be about to witness a dragonfly emergence. As soon as I turned the macro on it I realised that it was just an … Continued

22 Jun 2020

Bold

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

Like yesterday, today ran away from me – but at least today I know what I did with it all. I spent the morning at my desk, dealing with various kinds of administration: on line shopping, including a supermarket shop, … Continued

21 Jun 2020

Calm

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

I only have four photos from today, and I’m posting this one because it’s Father’s Day, and R has completely fallen for the charms of the damselflies. Well, it’s cheaper than buying him a present. I’m not sure where the … Continued