Worcestershire – Page 74 – Jill Orme Photography

24 Aug 2022

Wild

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

It was so dark at the far end of the wild garden this afternoon that I could barely see my hand in front of my face. I was actually contemplating going back to the house and borrowing R’s head torch … Continued

23 Aug 2022

Take-off

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

I didn’t really have the light for capturing this kind of activity, but when I noticed that this Harlequin seemed to prefer flying to walking in moving from one yarrow flower to another, I thought I’d give it a go. … Continued

22 Aug 2022

Aphrodes

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

Using flash today, ten days before the start of September, felt like an admission that summer was already over. But there’s a rumour that the light will be back by Thursday, so I’ll just have to hope that the forecast … Continued

21 Aug 2022

Impassive

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

It was too dark and blowy for macro this afternoon, but I was attempting it anyway, poking around in the hedge woundwort behind the garden bench for shieldbugs, but not finding any that looked especially good on camera. I stood … Continued

20 Aug 2022

Ruddy Darter

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

R and I went to Croome this morning, where we had a nice walk, and decent coffee and cake, but where the dragons were few and far between and I mostly managed to photograph even those quite poorly. Some days … Continued

17 Aug 2022

Lumpy

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

As we move inexorably towards autumn, I’m finding increasing numbers of arachnids around the garden. Many of them are tricky to identify, but this has always been regarded as one of the easiest: it’s Dicranopalpus ramosus, an opilione or harvestman, … Continued

16 Aug 2022

Jazzy

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

For most of today the photo I’ve posted as an extra was going to have been my blip, but then I went on a final walk around the garden and found this spittlebug, and… well, you know how I feel … Continued

15 Aug 2022

Lesser hornet hoverfly

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

Well. What can I say, other than thank you! I’ve been quite overwhelmed by all the lovely comments, stars, and hearts bestowed on yesterday’s milestone blip, and I’m truly grateful to everyone who responded. Many thanks to you all. The … Continued

14 Aug 2022

Celebration

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

I believe that this is my 3000th blip, which is pretty surprising given that I have a low boredom threshold and a strong track record of abandoning commitments. It says a lot about the community here that I find this … Continued

13 Aug 2022

Spittlebug

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

It was R’s birthday today – he’d rather I didn’t tell you which one, obviously – and in the wake of our recent busy family times he requested that the two of us have a quiet day at home, with … Continued