Bombus pascuorum – Page 2 – 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

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

12 Oct 2021

Busy

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

Today ended up being a little more stressful than I’d expected it to be. At lunchtime I was out with the camera, searching for invertebrates to photograph, when I found an injured bird flapping around on the ground in the … Continued

31 Aug 2021

Vivid

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

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a Common Carder as strongly coloured as this one before – it was the brightest thing in the garden on a rather dark and moody afternoon, and contrasted especially well with the toadflax it … Continued

20 Apr 2021

Humble

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

I am done – in more ways than one. All the gardening I set myself to do in advance of the family visiting us next weekend has been completed, though the effort required has brought me almost to my knees. … Continued

11 Jun 2020

Adaptable

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

Someone I know once expressed disdain for bee images, on the grounds that there are so many bees around in summer that getting photos of them is like shooting fish in a barrel. To which my response would be: “Not … Continued

31 Aug 2019

Simple

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

I didn’t take all that many photos today, because for much of the day the light was almost non-existent and my usual subjects were camera-shy, but of those I did take I like the simplicity of this. The bee is … Continued

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