30 days wild – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Jun 2025

Tea break

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

I had my head down working for most of the day, and only managed a brief foray round the garden during a tea break early this afternoon. That was quite productive though, netting a pair of Helophilus pendulus in cop, … Continued

18 Jun 2025

Precocial

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

I was back in Cardiff today, this time with R, helping out with the grandsons in the absence of our co-grandparents. In truth, I’m not sure how much help we were, but we enjoyed ourselves, and I think the Boy … Continued

17 Jun 2025

Stocky

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

Of the seven species of leafcutter bee found in the UK, Willughby’s Leafcutter (Megachile willughbiella) is the most widespread, and probably the easiest to identify. Males are about 12mm long, with pale faces and the short, square abdomen that’s common … Continued

16 Jun 2025

Expected

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

What with one thing (Skomer) and another (taking care of the Boy Wonder last weekend) it was over a week since I’d last toured the local Odonata sites and recorded my findings, so this morning I drove up to Cleeve … Continued

15 Jun 2025

Mr Spikes

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

By yesterday evening the Boy Wonder was quite poorly – he even left the table part way through dinner and took himself off for a short sleep on the sofa, before coming back to finish his meal – and at … Continued

13 Jun 2025

Mipit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

This morning I packed up and left Monk Haven Manor, and with a little time in hand before I needed to be in Cardiff to collect the Boy Wonder, I thought I’d go and take a look at Marloes Sands. … Continued

12 Jun 2025

Hunter

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

When I first checked the weather forecasts at 5.30 this morning, conditions on Skomer looked set to be apocalyptic, and I was sure they would cancel the day’s sailings. But over the next couple of hours all my weather apps … Continued

11 Jun 2025

Relaxed

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

While we were waiting for the boat from Martin’s Haven to Skomer this morning I fell into conversation with some first-time visitors, and mentioned that there are places on the island where the Puffins nest so close to the path … Continued

10 Jun 2025

Dragonfly Notspot

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Landscape, Wales | 0

This morning I started my road trip at RSPB Newport Wetlands, a reserve I’d never visited before. It’s a former industrial site at the mouth of the River Usk, with good walks through woodland and between the extensive reed beds, … Continued

9 Jun 2025

Teneral

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

“The afternoon dragonfly patrol has started,” said R as I walked back into the garden. I’d been up at Tilly’s field, searching without success for Wool Carders and grasshoppers, and was a bit annoyed to have missed this particular milestone … Continued