Invertebrates – Page 34 – Jill Orme Photography

2 Sep 2024

Bold

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

R has just taken up drawing again after a bit of a hiatus, and he’s tasked me with taking a photo of a boldly marked grasshopper for him to use as reference for a sketch. When I spotted this Field … Continued

1 Sep 2024

Attitude

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

I had an unexpectedly successful mini-beast safari around the garden this morning. Pickings have been decidedly thin lately, but today there were all kinds of invertebrates flaunting themselves around the flowers and foliage and I didn’t have to work for … 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

30 Aug 2024

Joy

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

This morning R and I went to Charlecote, where we had a pleasant walk, drank good coffee and ate tasty cheese scones, and I took some truly pitiful photographs. There was one reasonable one in the entire set, but even … 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

24 Aug 2024

Autumnal

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

It was a pretty bleak day, and my equally dour mood wasn’t improved by the realisation that the ivy is now coming into flower. This is almost the last gasp of summer, and means that autumn is just around the … Continued

23 Aug 2024

Subtle

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

Another day, another hopper – though it’s not what I’d been expecting to post today. When R and I decided to go to Stratford this afternoon for a mildly celebratory lunch, I was sure I’d get a dragon or a … Continued

21 Aug 2024

Good times

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

The whole family descended on us today – L arrived first, with the Boy Wonder, then an hour and a half later H turned up from the Frozen North, followed almost immediately by G and the Baby Brother. Just before … Continued

20 Aug 2024

Blue boy

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

“What are you looking at?” said a voice next to me. “A Migrant Hawker,” I replied, still leaning way out over the bridge rail and peering downwards through the camera viewfinder. But hearing him hiss, “What did she say?” at … Continued

18 Aug 2024

Ice Cream Sunday

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

I’m getting picky about my grasshoppers now – not for recording purposes, obviously, but in terms of the ones I photograph. This afternoon I specifically went looking for a pink one, but this is the best I managed. Which sounds … Continued

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