branch – Jill Orme Photography

20 Feb 2026

Brambling

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When I sat down in the bird hide at Hillers at lunch time today, a man I didn’t know turned his camera towards me and said, “Do you know what this is?” It was a very nice photo of a … Continued

10 Nov 2025

November

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

No sun — no moon! No morn — no noon — No dawn — no dusk — no proper time of day. No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member — No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, … Continued

25 Aug 2025

Woodland

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

I wanted to go to Farmoor this morning after a Little Stint, which has been showing well there for a couple of days now, but after checking the journey time on the mapping app on my phone, I reluctantly accepted … Continued

21 Aug 2025

Tick

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

Over the years I’ve been doing this I’ve discovered some really interesting creatures living on our land, but this is definitely the best garden tick of 2025. After spending far too much of the morning photographing the Hummingbird Hawkmoths flying … Continued

29 May 2025

Clean

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

I really didn’t want to, but it had to be done, so I made another trip to Ripple today, in search of Common Clubtails. I trudged grumpily down to the dragonfly pond, around North Lake, up to the river, along … Continued

30 Oct 2024

Bobbin

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I could honestly call this Robin the bird of the day, but it would be at least as accurate to describe it as the best of a bad job. On a depressingly Tupperware day I missed a good and easy … Continued

30 Aug 2023

Bonus kingfisher

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I was watching dragonflies down by Lucy’s Mill Bridge in Stratford this afternoon when a flash of electric blue caught my eye, streaking past me and then veering up into a tree on the island in the middle of the … Continued

10 Aug 2023

Gnarly

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

It was Dragon City along the Glamorganshire Canal this morning, with numerous Common and Ruddy Darters, several Southern Hawkers, and at least two Golden-ringed Dragonflies hunting in and out of the reed beds. “Just go,” said R to me as … Continued

13 Mar 2023

Stormy

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Landscape, My garden, Trees, Warwickshire, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

It was so stormy overnight that this morning I had to retrieve a large garden rubbish bucket, which yesterday was tucked into what’s normally a sheltered space between the patio wall and the back wall of the house, from half … Continued

18 Jan 2023

Flash

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Day 7823 of The Cold – but (whisper it) I think I may be winning. If you never hear from me again, you’ll know that your mother was right, and in fact it isn’t a good idea to tempt fate. … Continued