butterfly – Page 3 – Jill Orme Photography

6 Jul 2025

Gatekeeping

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

This afternoon we had a short visit from the Family B, who (quite coincidentally) were also in Nottinghamshire yesterday, and called in on us to break their journey home to Wales and allow the boys to run off some steam. … Continued

30 Jun 2025

Thirsty

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

The heat today was toxic – though I’m aware that anyone trying to survive the current temperatures in Spain would have welcomed our high of 31°C as a blessed relief – and while I’ve never been very good at dealing … Continued

19 Jun 2025

Tea break

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

I had my head down working for most of the day, and only managed a brief foray round the garden during a tea break early this afternoon. That was quite productive though, netting a pair of Helophilus pendulus in cop, … Continued

16 Jun 2025

Expected

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

What with one thing (Skomer) and another (taking care of the Boy Wonder last weekend) it was over a week since I’d last toured the local Odonata sites and recorded my findings, so this morning I drove up to Cleeve … Continued

4 Jun 2025

Shooting through

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

Marbled Whites have been out at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard for a few days now, but today was the first time I managed to get one on camera. As with many fresh male insects they’re engaged on a near-frantic hunt … Continued

31 May 2025

Skittish

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

My car was booked into the garage this morning for its twenty-thousand mile service, so when I got home yesterday afternoon I emptied it of all the little personal bits and pieces you’d expect. Boots; more boots; emergency anorak; spare … 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

12 May 2025

Two blues

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

My best spot of the day today was a male Scarce Chaser, which swooped down over the Long Deep Pond at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard while I was checking it for damselflies. Sadly, he banked away and disappeared before I … Continued

10 May 2025

Small earlies

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

After an indifferent Odonata day yesterday, today I decided to go after butterflies. I knew that Prestbury Hill was likely to be busy on a warm spring Saturday, and it was, but happily it was teeming with butterflies as well … Continued

4 May 2025

Dingy

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

Because I was still feeling a bit frail and grumpy this morning I thought I should probably stay close to home; and having done Odonata yesterday, I decided on a trip to the Butterfly Conservation reserve at Honeybourne, in search … Continued

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