canal – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

18 Feb 2023

BHG

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It wasn’t an enticing kind of day, photography-wise, but I was feeling restless and sad, and that was enough to get me up from my desk and out of the house. I started at Bidford on Avon, where I spotted … Continued

29 Dec 2022

Stratford

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After my old camera gear had been collected this morning, R and I went off to Stratford. It was cold and blustery, but bright, and after the previous forty eight hours of rainy gloom there were many other people who … Continued

23 Nov 2022

Reflective

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Today was a crazily busy day, and I was lucky to get a few peaceful minutes in Stratford this morning, photographing birds in lovely light. These images are always at least as much about the water as the birds, but … Continued

16 Nov 2022

Gleaming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The day started well, but deteriorated steadily from lunch time onwards. Luckily I had to be in Stratford mid-morning for a dental appointment, and as I walked into town along the river afterwards to meet up with R, I was … Continued

29 Oct 2022

Reflective

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This morning R and I did some work on the family finances, which was deeply tedious and irritating, but luckily took so long that by the time we eventually made it into Stratford to do our shopping, the morning’s drizzle … Continued

25 Aug 2022

Target

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

Sometimes you only get one shot at your target species, and sometimes that’s enough. I was on a mission and on a schedule as I yomped along the towpath at Forest Farm this afternoon – trying to get down to … Continued

28 Jul 2022

Fuzzy

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Wales | 0

It’s only a few days since I last posted a Green-veined White, but I was pleased to capture this one on hemp agrimony at Forest Farm this morning (none of the Odonata that were present being prepared to stop and … Continued

21 Jul 2022

Attentive

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

This pair of moorhens was working as an effective tag team, fetching food for three chicks and – so far as I could tell – sharing it out pretty evenly between them. The only stutter in the steady provision of … Continued

7 Jul 2022

Gold

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

R and I had a great day in Cardiff with Baby B, who continues to surprise and amuse us. Although he still hasn’t got many recognisable words, it’s quite clear that he understands pretty much everything that’s said to him, … Continued

30 Jun 2022

Shaggy

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

On the last day of the #30dayswild month of June, I was pleased to run across my fifty first hoverfly species of the year, on bankside vegetation by the canal at Forest Farm. There are thirty eight Cheilosia species on … Continued

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