Worcestershire – Page 82 – Jill Orme Photography

30 Apr 2022

Most beautiful

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

Some insect names are easier to remember than others, though for me almost all of them are easier to remember than the names of human beings. My heart sinks whenever someone hails me in the street, and not just because … Continued

29 Apr 2022

Happiness

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

Happiness is standing chatting to your husband in the sunny garden, and then glancing past him and going, “Whoa! Wait – what?!!” because there’s a perfect Large Red Damselfly about a metre away, on a fresh leaf of the red … Continued

26 Apr 2022

Bling

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

I went to Croome this afternoon, in search of Odonata, but only spotted one Large Red Damselfly. Croome though (despite the apparent determination of the current managers to mow, strim, prune, and clear out the waterway, to the point at … Continued

25 Apr 2022

New girl

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

There were two Large Red Damselflies working the wild garden this morning, this female and a male, both semi-mature, and neither, so far as I can see, having come out of either of our ponds. They were fairly skittish and … Continued

24 Apr 2022

Poised

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

While I was chasing mining bees and conopids along the laurel hedge in the secret garden this morning, at least three Holly Blues whizzed through at regular intervals – I can record three, because that’s the number of different individuals … Continued

23 Apr 2022

Zonkers

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

I was rummaging around the furthest section of the wild garden this morning when I spotted something on the end of a leaf of the red chestnut tree, and went to investigate. It was slightly above my eye line, so … Continued

20 Apr 2022

Speckled Wood

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

There are now four or five male Speckled Wood butterflies competing for possession of my garden, winding each other up, and having regular “fights” over the best basking spots. They’re quite annoying, to be honest, not least because they also … Continued

19 Apr 2022

Early

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

Waking to brightness behind the bedroom curtains, on a day when I knew cloud and rain was forecast, I decided to get up and out, to try to catch some inverts in the early sunshine. It was cold when I … Continued

18 Apr 2022

Mellow

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

If we know each other within other social media bubbles, you’ll probably be aware that this is the day my Odonata season kicked off, with the First Out of the Water award going, as usual to a Large Red Damselfly. … Continued

17 Apr 2022

Chummy

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

I’m posting two photos again this evening. The extra was my first subject of the day – a beautiful, fresh Angle Shades, which R found in the front garden this morning while he was cutting the grass, and carefully mowed … Continued