bankside vegetation – Jill Orme Photography

28 Jun 2026

Tandem

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

A quick trip to the Community Orchard at Cleeve Prior this afternoon gave me my first Emerald Damselflies of the season. I only found these two across the entire site, but the fact that they were ovipositing made it a … Continued

19 Jun 2026

Chasers galore

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

Today will live in my head as Chaser Day. This morning I stood for about twenty minutes by the village pond, watching the senior Four-spotted Chaser there taking his life in his wings by repeatedly challenging the resident male Emperor. … Continued

10 Jun 2026

Fledgling

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

“Unexpected fledgling in the dragonfly area. Please wait.” So there I was this afternoon at the old wharf at Cleeve Prior Mill, rummaging about for Odonata by one of the fishing pegs on the river bank, when there was a … Continued

8 Jun 2026

Elegant

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

R and I spent the day trying to recover from the surfeit of fun we had with the Boy Wonder over the weekend. My urge to get out and about wasn’t strengthened by the weather, which was horrible for the … Continued

2 Jun 2026

Red

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

I had to take the car to Stratford this morning for its first MOT test (THREE YEARS??? How did that happen?!), and R elected to come with me, rather than staying at home through what was forecast to be a … Continued

20 May 2026

Scarce

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

Well, I finally got my first Scarce Chaser of the year, but I had to go over the border into Warwickshire to find him. Interestingly, I’ve since seen a Facebook post written by the Warwickshire County Recorder, noting that the … Continued

17 May 2026

Mrs White-Legs

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

Another day of highly variable weather – sun, wind, cloud, rain, sleet, hail, plagues of locusts*, etc. – settled just enough at lunch time to allow at least the possibility that a few insects might emerge from their roosts, so … Continued

10 May 2026

Predatory

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

There are now so many Banded Demoiselles at the old wharf at Cleeve Prior Mill that they’ve had to spread themselves out around the entire site. Some of the males are now fully mature and looking to breed, so they’ve … Continued

8 May 2026

Prongles

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

A couple of days ago I posted a close-up head shot of a Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens). Here’s an even closer one of her cousin, the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), but shot from a different angle so as to show … Continued

7 May 2026

Azure

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

I had to go to Coventry this afternoon, so I took a mid-morning trip to Cleeve Prior Mill, hoping to get the day’s photos wrapped up beforehand. Neither of my two current target species has turned up yet, but the … Continued

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