Wiltshire – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

10 May 2023

Downy

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

I went to Wiltshire today on an Odonata hunt, and while I failed to find any Hairy Dragonflies or Four-spotted Chasers at Lower Moor, I was gifted sightings of two Downy Emeralds (though one was sadly crippled, with deformed wings … Continued

11 Apr 2023

Great bustard

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Wiltshire | 0

I got up at oh-no-surely-not-hundred hours this morning, to drive to Wiltshire for a wildlife photography workshop on Salisbury Plain. This was set up by the RPS Nature Group, and was run by Robert Harvey, ably assisted by Alan Benson. … Continued

17 May 2022

Downy Emerald

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Trees, Wiltshire | 0

Time was when Lower Moor at Oaksey in Wiltshire was one of my my go-to summer places, because of the plethora of Odonata I could confidently expect it to provide. I didn’t visit during 2020 because of Covid, and then … Continued

1 Jun 2021

Circle of life

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wiltshire | 0

I made a return trip to Lower Moor today in search of dragons, but dragons continue to be in short supply there, so it’s lucky that the entire reserve was seething with damselflies, or I’d have come home with nothing … Continued

25 May 2021

Pink

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wiltshire | 0

“How did you get on?” said R when I arrived back from the Cotswold Water Park. “Not as well as I’d hoped,” I said, “but better than I’d feared.” In fact I had a thoroughly engaging time at Lower Moor, … Continued

16 Jul 2019

Wounded

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wiltshire | 0

Emperors are Britain’s largest dragonflies, with an abdominal length of 5 to 6 cm, and the males are highly territorial and aggressive. They don’t just fight each other: they will attack other dragonflies too, and are capable of eating smaller … Continued

28 Jun 2019

Fresh

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

I had such a productive session at Lower Moor Farm today that I’ve struggled to decide what to post tonight. In the end I’ve chosen this lovely fresh female Black-tailed Skimmer, because it’s the first time I’ve ever captured a … Continued

3 Jun 2019

Hairy

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

I zoomed down to the Cotswold Water Park this morning, hoping that the Downy Emeralds would be as cooperative today as they were on my last visit (sadly, they weren’t). Just after I arrived, I bumped into a couple of … Continued

21 May 2019

Downy Emerald

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

From dragon despondency to dragon delight in less than a week: my second trip of the season to Lower Moor Farm in the Cotswold Water Park this morning provided me with a fly-by sighting of a Hairy Dragonfly, and – … Continued

16 May 2019

Emergence

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

I had to go to Stow-on-the-Wold this afternoon for a haircut and, despite life continually tripping me up this morning, I managed to get out of the house early enough to swing round via the Cotswold Water Park first, in … Continued