Worcestershire – Page 47 – Jill Orme Photography

3 Mar 2024

Refreshment break

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

It was an unexpectedly bright day today, though still cold. At intervals through the day I thought about going up to the owl field, but I really wanted to get Lightroom working on the new Mac, and all my files … Continued

25 Feb 2024

Chilly

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

This was the one and only plumpie out in the garden today, and he spent most of the time I was watching him sitting on a leaf, with his back turned to the sun that could just be seen and … Continued

24 Feb 2024

Plump

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

Part way through a rather mad morning – an early trip to Stratford to top up on shopping, followed by a couple of hours in the kitchen, making a batch of slow-cooker Stifado and next week’s breakfast yoghurt – I … Continued

22 Feb 2024

Wet

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

It was pouring with rain again this morning, and several flood warnings had been issued for places along our normal route to Cardiff. R and I discussed the risks, examined the flood map minutely, and eventually decided that we’d probably … Continued

21 Feb 2024

Buff

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

I spent quite a large part of the day raging against the weather – as if that could possibly achieve anything. But it was stormy again this morning, with gusty winds and heavy rain, and frankly I’m utterly sick of … Continued

20 Feb 2024

Chocolate miner

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

“That sounds like a job for me,” said R. “I think I’d enjoy chocolate mining.” Maybe so, but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t enjoy being this Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), which was one of two I spotted in the … Continued

14 Feb 2024

Emergence

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

The invertebrate season begins. Today I spotted my first Buff-tailed Bumblebee of the year, and my first hoverfly – a female Eristalis tenax. I also found some beetles and bugs, including this Hairy Shieldbug, in the Lawson cypress. For a … Continued

13 Feb 2024

Toxic

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

I bought a new computer today. As you do – though in my case at least, not often. My current iMac is eight and a half years old, and well past its best-before date: when I typed the serial number … Continued

6 Feb 2024

Game face

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I had to go to Stratford at lunchtime for repeat blood tests (sigh), and set off in plenty of time, in the hope that I might manage to grab a bird photo somewhere along the river. Instead though, I took … Continued

31 Jan 2024

Blue

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

It being the last day of January, and just about 10°C, I decided that it might be worth having a little hunt around the garden for invertebrates. I didn’t expect to find much, and I didn’t, but the bug season … Continued

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