Aegithalos caudatus – Jill Orme Photography

2 Feb 2026

Leonine

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another miserable day, weather-wise, was improved by three quarters of an hour in Hillers bird hide, watching the antics of a raft of small, and a few bigger, birds. I was going to feature the Goldfinch, whom I snapped waiting … Continued

13 Jan 2026

Charming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I don’t believe I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t adore a Long-tailed Tit – and nor would I want to, because that person would clearly be morally defective. Long-tailed Tits simply are adorable, and that’s all there is to it. … Continued

20 Jul 2025

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It was a day of extreme gardening, and extreme weather which would suddenly turn from blazing sunshine to wetting rain, and have us scrambling together the electric tools and scuttling for the shelter of house or garage. Despite all the … Continued

30 Jan 2023

Springy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had to run an errand in Coventry this afternoon, and as it was bright and sunny I thought I’d swing on up to Draycote Water afterwards, to see if I could find the long-tailed duck and the pair of … Continued

17 Feb 2022

Rosy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Trees, Warwickshire | 0

R and I were discussing my photos from today, and though we both felt quite positively towards this image, we agreed that it’s a shame there’s no catchlight in the bird’s eye. R: “You could always…” J: “I could. And … Continued

2 Feb 2021

Creeping

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

What a difference a day makes. After days of horrible weather, and yet more rain overnight, today was warm and sunny, with a (much-needed) drying breeze, and suddenly the garden was full of busy birds – and me. Absolutely nothing … Continued

16 Jan 2021

Long-tailed tit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I made up for yesterday’s slobbing around today, by being on my feet nearly all day. This morning I made lamb dansak in the slow cooker, using an excellent recipe I’d seen on Twitter. Then I spent an hour or … Continued

29 Dec 2019

Chirpy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It looked like being a fine afternoon, and I thought quite seriously about going owling, but I decided that it wouldn’t be sensible to go and stand on top of the Cotswold scarp for hours when I’m only just beginning … Continued

25 Sep 2019

Cuteness

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had a bit of trouble deciding between this shot and one of a male pheasant coming into glorious new plumage; but in the end I’ve gone with this, partly because long-tailed tits are much harder to photograph than a … Continued

25 Jan 2019

Casual

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh), and then rewarded ourselves with a late lunch in the restaurant at Hillers – which was delicious, and very good value. While R lingered over his coffee and a newspaper I went … Continued