bumblebee – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Feb 2023

Busy

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

R and I did some heavy gardening today, pruning several large (and in the case of a Banksia rose, vicious) shrubs. It was so warm that the honey bees came out in force, scrambling around the crocuses, snowdrops and hellebores, … Continued

18 Aug 2022

Zzzzzz

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Invertebrates, Wales | 0

“Car.” “Yes, a car – well done. It’s a blue car, isn’t it?” “Car. Car.” “Yes! Lots of cars.” “Car.” “Yes, another car.” “Car.” “Yes.” “Car.” “Indeed.” “Car.” “Well, it’s a van really. But car’s fine.” “Nee-nah!” “Yes. No – … Continued

28 Jun 2022

Vestal

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

R and I had some errands to run in Stratford, and I took a walk along the river bank, checking for inverts, before going into town. Numbers were pretty disappointing, I have to say, though it was fairly windy, and … Continued

30 May 2022

Competitive feeding

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

The alliums are out, and seem to be permanently covered with a little gang of first-brood Bombus pratorum males, feeding competitively. These little bumblebees are so fast, skittish, and erratic that I find them hard to photograph even on a … Continued

4 May 2022

Early

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

It was dark and rainy during the early part of the day, so I used the opportunity to get some boring but useful things done, and happily I was free and able to rush outside with the camera as soon … Continued

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

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

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