bird – Page 54 – Jill Orme Photography

11 Dec 2020

Diving duck

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had a busy day today, encompassing a supermarket dash, a walk in Stratford, some domestic engineering, a little cooking, and a present-wrapping session with R. I’m quite tired now, but hopeful that the fact I was able to get … Continued

5 Dec 2020

Playtime

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

If photography means ‘drawing with light’, I feel there should be another word for playing with light, but I’m no Greek scholar, and I can’t construct one. I’m sure you get what I’m saying though: this photo isn’t meant to … Continued

4 Dec 2020

Poised

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The body’s a funny old thing, isn’t it? This morning I was crawling round the house, shivering, head aching, throat sore, skin crawling. And whinging, of course, as you’d probably expect. And then by this afternoon, I wasn’t. It seemed … Continued

1 Dec 2020

Wigeon

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I’ve photographed wigeon at Croome before, but only ever on the river. Today there were about ten on the lake, along with a couple of gadwall, and because it’s something I haven’t seen before I spent a while trying to … Continued

30 Nov 2020

Fieldfare

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

November: the month that keeps on giving. I was in the bathroom this morning, bending over to get something out of the bottom cupboard, but the doors are closed with strong magnetic catches, and when I pulled the handle nothing … Continued

25 Nov 2020

Golden hour

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

It took a full hour this morning for R and me to convince the bank that he hadn’t forced me yesterday to transfer money to a savings account at a different institution, from a joint current account to which he … Continued

23 Nov 2020

Great northern diver

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There are several great northern divers dotted around the country at the moment, including one at Ripple in The Shire, but I decided to go in search of the pair that have been hanging around Draycote Water in Warwickshire for … Continued

22 Nov 2020

Pert

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

We were making lunch when R spotted this little wren hopping around the patio furniture, hunting for insects and grubs. He stood guard while I rushed off to fetch the big gear, and to my surprise the wren was still … Continued

21 Nov 2020

Mr Handsome

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Today’s Stratford-upon-Avon tufted duck count: 4. Which isn’t as high as I’d like, but double the number there were a couple of days ago. The Thursday boys are continuing their bromance, sticking close together and clearly acting as each other’s … Continued

18 Nov 2020

Buoyant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another day, another trip to Stratford to take our exercise along the river bank and pick up a few essential supplies. We noticed today that there were far fewer water birds around than usual – most notably, the number of … Continued

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