Invertebrates – Page 36 – Jill Orme Photography

7 Aug 2024

Fool me twice

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

Late this afternoon I went out into the garden to take care of a situation that had been niggling me, which was the fact that a huge clump of nettles and rosebay willowherb had almost taken over one of the … Continued

5 Aug 2024

The flip

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

All three of these photos were taken within about ninety seconds. During the lunchtime hiatus between hospital appointments (Stratford this morning, then Warwick this afternoon) I wandered down to the wildlife pond to check for dragon exuviae, and as soon … 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

2 Aug 2024

Backlit

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

I had to go to Stratford this morning for yet more blood tests – that’s three sets in four weeks, which I think might be some kind of record – and I decided to reduce my angst afterwards with some … Continued

1 Aug 2024

Autumnal

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

The weather and my mood were both a bit autumnal today, and in keeping with that I found a number of Shieldbug nymphs and Opiliones around the garden, but very little else. This Green Shieldbug nymph was nestling in a … Continued

31 Jul 2024

Stealth

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

One of R’s oldest friends came to call today (that’s to say, they’ve known each other since school, rather than that he’s in any sense geriatric), so I left them to their boy talk and went off to Stratford to … Continued

29 Jul 2024

Strident

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

Thanks to domestic pressures I didn’t manage to get out with the camera till late this afternoon, by which time it was so hot that in the garden even the flies had retreated to the shade. Having drawn a blank … Continued

28 Jul 2024

Leafcutter

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

My identification app says that this is Megachile willughbiella, but I don’t think it is. Far be it from me, etc., etc., but I think I can reasonably claim to know a M. willughbiella when I see one, because I … Continued

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