bee – Page 19 – Jill Orme Photography

30 Mar 2022

Dark

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

The girls are back in town. When I first went out with the camera this morning it was still heavily overcast and bitterly cold, and apart from a couple of ladybirds the only invertebrates I could find were female bees: … Continued

28 Mar 2022

Cherry flavoured

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Trees, Wales | 0

Poor Baby B has Covid, which means that he can’t attend nursery this week, so R and I (assuming ourselves currently immune) went over to Cardiff today to help out. To say that he’s a snot bucket is not to … Continued

26 Mar 2022

Feeding frenzy

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

I spent much of the day dipping in and out of an on line Royal Photographic Society Nature Group Advisory Day for potential ARPS and FRPS panels, which – unlike the last one, which I enjoyed – left me feeling … Continued

25 Mar 2022

Peacock

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

Right up until the end of the afternoon, my blip had been going to feature the beautiful female ashy mining bee I’ve added below. I love Andrena cineraria, with its elegantly understated livery, and as it’s usually one of the … Continued

20 Mar 2022

Flight

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

If I was allowed to change one thing about my body, I wouldn’t ask for sylph-like thighs or a slender, straight nose – or even for fewer chins than I have currently. Instead, I’d like a pair of wings. I … Continued

15 Mar 2022

Resting

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

It was a slightly warmer day today, but there was a thin layer of high cloud for much of it, which kept the light hazy. Good for photography, but not so good for getting the inverts flying. Nonetheless, I increased … Continued

14 Mar 2022

Game on

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Today brought another couple of solitary bee species to the garden, as well as my first two butterflies of the year, and a single bee-fly. The season is properly under way! This little beauty, which I spotted on the winter … Continued

13 Mar 2022

Sunday brunch

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Birds, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Walking into the kitchen half way through the morning, I was pulled up short by the sight of this great spotted woodpecker brunching on peanuts. We have two peanut feeders, but the woodpeckers will only use this one, which is … Continued

12 Mar 2022

Motion

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

I missed the best part of the day, photographically speaking, because I was cooking this morning, and by the time everything was under way and could be left to its own devices, the warm sunshine had turned patchy, the wind … Continued

9 Mar 2022

Buff

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

I had an extremely trying day today, for reasons with which I won’t bore you, and by the time I was chasing bees in the front garden this afternoon the sun was already down behind the house roof, and the … Continued