Chalcolestes viridis – Jill Orme Photography

7 Sep 2026

Toning

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

It was a weird day, weather-wise: mostly heavily overcast, windy, and quite cold, but with occasionally short bursts of warm sunshine. When I went out into the garden this afternoon, fully expecting to find some kind of pollinator on the … Continued

23 Aug 2026

Lucky

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

This afternoon I was marching along the cut that bisects the village, en route to the village pond, but as as I approached the bridge over the brook I was brought up short by a sudden flurry of wings and … Continued

14 Aug 2026

Willowy

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

Yesterday was supposed to have been the worst day of the current heatwave, and there were a few points today when it was noticeably cooler, but for much of the time it was still roasting, and the idea of taking … Continued

24 Sep 2025

Something else

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve got far too much to do at the moment to be wasting my time on dragon hunts. On the other hand, it’s going to be a long, Odonata-deprived winter, and the season could end any day now. So. Clear … Continued

19 Sep 2025

Metallic green predator

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

R and I went to Croome today, for lunch, walking, and odonates. The lunch and the walking were easily achieved, but Odonata were hard to find – at least until I made my second visit of the afternoon to the … Continued

21 Aug 2025

Tick

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

Over the years I’ve been doing this I’ve discovered some really interesting creatures living on our land, but this is definitely the best garden tick of 2025. After spending far too much of the morning photographing the Hummingbird Hawkmoths flying … Continued

12 Aug 2025

Takeover

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

Another day, another d… wait – what? You wait three years from the first appearance of a new damselfly in the county for it to turn up in your neck of the woods, and then find it at two different … Continued

10 Aug 2025

Willowy

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Moths, My garden, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I spent the morning and early afternoon trying to catch up on domestic tasks, and feeling as if I was running to stand still. Then, after we’d had a simple meal from the freezer, I went off around the village … Continued

6 Sep 2024

Confident

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Oxfordshire | 0

I went to Farmoor today, where the birding was pretty poor, to be honest, but I had a highly enjoyable time anyway. Had I not ducked out yesterday because of the forecast rain, I might have seen an Arctic Skua … Continued

29 Aug 2024

Willowy

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

This morning’s internal debate went something like this: Draycote Water? Ferruginous Duck and Black-necked Grebe; huge area, so not necessarily good for photos, but lots of easy walking; car park; coffee; nearly an hour away, and quite often frustrating… Grafton … Continued