butterfly – Page 11 – Jill Orme Photography

29 Jun 2020

Vagrant

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

This isn’t – by some way – my favourite photo of the day, but it has to feature because it records a very unusual encounter. On a cold, dark, autumnal day, with a fierce wind gusting, I wasn’t expecting to … Continued

27 Jun 2020

Rescue

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

R rescued this male Marbled White from the conservatory this morning, and brought him upstairs in a glass covered with a piece of card, to ask me what to do with him. I said that he’d probably be fine if … Continued

24 Jun 2020

Her Maj

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Warwickshire | 0

They’re tricksy blighters, Purple Emperors: their habits are unique among British butterflies, and can make them difficult subjects to track down and photograph. Having said that, two of the three I saw in Oversley Wood this morning were quite obliging, … Continued

14 Jun 2020

Tortie

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

I was surprised and pleased this morning when I spotted a Small Tortoiseshell browsing on one of the blooms of my champagne rose: they more often than not choose a far less photogenic background than this to rest against. Admittedly … Continued

8 Jun 2020

Assertive

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

Today was pretty quiet – she said, as though every day isn’t pretty quiet at the moment. It’s reached the point at which I have to work out what day it is when I wake up each morning, and sometimes … Continued

7 Jun 2020

Shabby

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

It was a strange kind of day, weather-wise. The horrible wind we’ve been enduring for the past couple of days – with a very poor grace, in my case – has gone, and we’ve been left with a rather heavy, … Continued

6 Jun 2020

Marbled White

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

I said a few days ago that I thought gardens were going to be especially important for nectar-feeding insects this summer, because the lack of rainfall has left many wild places bare of flowers. I think my point was proved … Continued

31 May 2020

Bold

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

I like a bold colour scheme as much as the next woman (I have in the past painted entire rooms red), and I generally adopt a permissive attitude to the life choices of the creatures that share my garden. But … Continued

21 Apr 2020

Waspish

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

I did a lot of gardening yesterday (eeeurgh), and this morning I was feeling tired and a bit waspish, so I decided to give myself a break and just let the day flow, rather than trying to achieve anything. As … Continued

19 Apr 2020

Spotlit

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

Overnight I found myself pondering ways in which I could rapidly improve the environment around the wild pond, and making a mental list of plants I could move from their present homes. This morning I lifted a large clump of … Continued

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