Wild animals – Page 8 – Jill Orme Photography

27 Oct 2019

Finial

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

Some people have gargoyles. We have squirrels. R and I spent a really lovely few hours with his sister and brother-in-law. It was great fun to have their company, and though it was a shame that they weren’t able to … Continued

22 Oct 2019

Rampagious

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

The rut is getting into its stride at Charlecote now. Alpha bucks are stamping around shouting like Vogon captains, rounding up females and chasing away yearling males; does are getting flirty and ignoring their fawns, which are wandering around making … Continued

17 Oct 2019

Runaways

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

Well, they weren’t really running – strolling away would be more accurate. I popped back to Charlecote this morning, where the rut is now just about kicking off. I didn’t see any fighting, though I met someone who said he’d … Continued

9 Oct 2019

Baleful

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

The rut hasn’t yet started at Charlecote, although some of the big old scarred bucks are doing some exploratory rounding-up of potential harems, and a bit of groaning to warm up their voices. But the does are looking unimpressed, if … Continued

3 Oct 2019

Lunch

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

R came back from a run this morning and asked if I knew what bird made a kind of Chuckchuckchuckchuck-waaaah noise. I said that I did not, and he said, “Well there’s one making it in a tree opposite the … Continued

12 Sep 2019

Hardy

by JDO | posted in: Northumberland, Wild animals | 0

Refrain of the day: “It’s definitely brightening up!” (Sung to the accompaniment of drumming rain.) A mizzly morning didn’t entice us to leave the cottage, but as we’re fast approaching the end of our week we felt that we should … Continued

22 Aug 2019

Cautious

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

R and I went up to Hillers this afternoon for coffee, and – I confess – cake, and then I left him reading in the café and went round to see what might be going on at the bird hide. … Continued

15 Aug 2019

Muntjac

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

We get muntjac in the garden regularly though infrequently; they also turn up in our neighbours’ gardens, and I’ve seen them in an old orchard in the very centre of the village, so I’m pretty sure that they’re resident here. … Continued

20 Jun 2019

Ruddy

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wild animals | 0

Another miserable morning in the trench we call home encouraged me to get out and about – though the weather forecast wasn’t much better for most of the places I contemplated visiting. One of the exceptions was the Wiltshire end … Continued

5 Apr 2019

Fascinator

by JDO | posted in: Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

I think I’m pretty well hidden here. If I keep still, it probably won’t notice me. Ummmm…. honey, I’m sorry, but I have bad news: you need to work on your camouflage strategy. And as for keeping still – you’re … Continued

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