Worcestershire – Page 73 – Jill Orme Photography

12 Sep 2022

Carnage

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

Though it’s one of our smallest ladybirds, at 3.5-4.5mm in length, the 14-spot is a voracious predator of aphids. The swarm of aphids on my yarrow plants seems to have defeated the larger 7-spots and harlequins, which have now abandoned … Continued

11 Sep 2022

Evening

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

As predicted, I was a little under the weather this morning, but not so much so that I couldn’t go for a walk with R, when the sky lifted and the sun emerged half way through the morning. We decided … Continued

10 Sep 2022

Camouflage

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

This dock bug and I have been playing a little game of hide and seek with each other around the fruit bed in the secret garden for most of this week. This morning I caught it pretending to be part … Continued

7 Sep 2022

Hopping

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

When I took myself off to Trench Wood this morning I was hoping for two things: firstly, to avoid the thunderstorms that were threatened by the weather forecast, and secondly, to photograph some invertebrates I hadn’t yet captured on camera … Continued

6 Sep 2022

Juniper shieldbug

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

I don’t want to big myself up too much here (though I’m going to, obviously), but this was a very difficult shot to get. And R loves it, strongly preferring it to my other offering, which is a (technically better) … Continued

31 Aug 2022

Baby pink

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

Sometimes you just have to stamp your little feet and go Ooooooh…. When I found the dock bug nymph I’ve posted below on a patch of common fleabane at Tiddesley Wood this afternoon, it was very much not keen on … Continued

30 Aug 2022

Weevil Knievel

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

I spent a couple of happy hours in Trench Wood this afternoon, getting some invertebrate therapy. I arrived in bright sunshine, but by the time I was walking back along the main ride towards the car park it had clouded … Continued

29 Aug 2022

Making whoopee

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

I had a good day today, invertebrate-wise, and there are several photos in this set that would have worked very well for tonight’s blip, but I’ve decided to use this post to mark the day’s two ‘firsts’: the main image … Continued

28 Aug 2022

Surprise

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

R and I did some gardening today (eeeurgh), but I kept the cameras close at hand, and one eye out for potential subjects. Having missed a male Southern Hawker, who seemed to take exception to us pruning the philadelphus on … Continued

27 Aug 2022

Tolerant

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

Every year I try to make myself love Grafton Wood, but I’ve never managed it yet. It’s a flagship reserve for the local branch of Butterfly Conservation, having breeding populations of both Purple and Brown Hairstreaks, along with Wood White, … Continued