butterfly – Page 15 – Jill Orme Photography

23 Apr 2019

Uncooperative

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Butterflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates | 0

To be fair, it wasn’t just this Green Hairstreak that was uncooperative today: almost everything I tried to photograph turned out to have different plans. It’s telling that although I had the macro with me I was never able to … Continued

18 Apr 2019

Spring green

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Butterflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates | 0

“You’ve been having that conversation with yourself for a good ten minutes now!” said R. Actually, it was more like an hour. Stay in or go out? Cheltenham or somewhere else? Too early for Green Hairstreaks at such a high … Continued

17 Apr 2019

Vivid

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

As you probably know, there’s a photographic by-law that makes it obligatory for anyone who fancies themselves with a camera to go out each spring and attempt to take an interesting shot of a rapeseed field. I hereby submit my … Continued

26 Mar 2019

On guard!

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Flies, Gloucestershire, Hoverflies, Invertebrates | 0

After two days of garden bug safaris I felt like getting out and about; so I zoomed over to Gloucestershire, where several garganeys have recently been reported at the Coombe Hill reserve. I’d never been here before, and I had … Continued

12 Mar 2019

Monarch

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates | 0

This wasn’t the best day to have to drive a roadster up onto the Cotswold scarp, where the weather was absolutely biblical; but I had a hair appointment in Stow-on-the-Wold, and I’m far too stingy to pay a late cancellation … Continued

5 Feb 2019

Flash

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates | 0

The light was so appalling today that I didn’t know where to start with taking a photo. I checked the forecast for all my usual haunts, and nothing better was predicted anywhere else than the deep gloom we were experiencing … Continued

20 Nov 2018

Glasswing

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates | 0

I had an errand to run in Stratford this morning, and decided to combine it with a quick trip to the Butterfly Farm in search of a macro shot for today’s challenge. Not that I need one, given that it’s … Continued

10 Oct 2018

Brimstone

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

The good news today: my tooth is still in place, so my jaw hasn’t yet decided to eject it. The bad news: I still feel as though I’ve been kicked in the face. Expect to be thoroughly bored by this … Continued

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