bird – Page 33 – Jill Orme Photography

8 Nov 2023

Well met

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

The last time I saw a Short-eared Owl was on the 6th of March 2020, though that day I chose to post a Hairy-footed Flower Bee. If I’d known at the time that it would be three years and eight … Continued

6 Nov 2023

Breezy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The Boy Wonder took his mother back to Wales straight after breakfast this morning, leaving R and me in our normal conflicted state: traumatised at being deprived of our Best Boy, yet simultaneously relieved that he’d gone. We know by … Continued

2 Nov 2023

Sharing

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

R and I had a wonderful day with the Boy Wonder, who was on absolutely top form. It was so much fun that we’ve been exchanging anecdotes ever since we left (with the Boy standing in the doorway, waving energetically … Continued

31 Oct 2023

Creepy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Late last night the power began cutting in and out – lights were going on and off, switches were tripping on the fuse panels in the utility room, and the UPS packs we use to protect the computers were clicking … Continued

30 Oct 2023

Clean

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I was back in Stratford this morning to have bloods taken at the hospital. Afterwards R and I met up for coffee, then he went to do some shopping while I walked down to the river. When I first saw … Continued

29 Oct 2023

Sunny

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I played a blinder this morning. We’d been thinking of an early walk at Charlecote, but the estate flooded very badly a week ago and much of it is still closed for recovery, so we had to change … Continued

28 Oct 2023

Sleight of beak

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I don’t know how you do prestidigitation without opposable thumbs, but there was a definite hint of a magic trick about this. I had the camera trained and focused on this Wren for several seconds, shooting on burst, during which … Continued

25 Oct 2023

Vagrant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I thought I’d take a trip out to Whelford Pools today, to see if I could catch up with the vagrant juvenile Purple Heron that turned up there about ten days ago. Knowing how small the car park is, I … Continued

24 Oct 2023

Raider

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It was a dull and murky morning, and when R suggested coffee at Hillers I jumped at the chance to get out of the valley. It’s possible that I may have eaten an industrial quantity of cake as well, which … Continued

20 Oct 2023

Brown-water rafting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Most of England has suffered far less from Storm Babet than Scotland has, but even in the Midlands we had very heavy rain overnight, and woke to flash flooding this morning. Living in a valley as we do, it was … Continued

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