conifer – Jill Orme Photography

24 Feb 2026

Bright

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

After waking at 6am this morning, fretting about lawn edges, I did some intensive research on the interwebs and ordered a power edger. I can’t honestly say that I have total confidence in this purchase, but almost all of my … Continued

4 Jul 2025

Migrant vs Southern

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

Well, this is a surprise. After all the gadding about of the last couple of weeks, I decided to give the dragons a rest today, and stay home to work on my editing and recording backlogs. After several hours of … Continued

1 Mar 2025

Sleepover

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Family life, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The Boy Wonder has gone with his Daddy to Cadbury World today, and they’ll be staying the night in a local hotel, so L has brought the Baby Brother to stay with us, and the Leeds crew has driven down … Continued

17 Nov 2024

X-wing

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

Just a few years ago (at least, the 1970s feels like quite a short time ago to me) the Juniper Shieldbug was scarce in this country because its only foodplant was hard to find: the bug was essentially confined to … Continued

10 Sep 2024

Nymph mania

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

It was so dark, damp, and chilly in the garden today that nothing was mad enough to sit around in the open exposing itself to the elements, and risk being consumed as fuel by something bigger, so I had to … Continued

14 Feb 2024

Emergence

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

The invertebrate season begins. Today I spotted my first Buff-tailed Bumblebee of the year, and my first hoverfly – a female Eristalis tenax. I also found some beetles and bugs, including this Hairy Shieldbug, in the Lawson cypress. For a … Continued

4 Nov 2023

Wet

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

I didn’t have much time for photography this morning, because the Boy Wonder and his mother were due to arrive for a visit around lunch time. Rain, wind, and appalling light didn’t help the situation, and in the end I … Continued

31 Oct 2023

Creepy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Late last night the power began cutting in and out – lights were going on and off, switches were tripping on the fuse panels in the utility room, and the UPS packs we use to protect the computers were clicking … Continued

21 Oct 2023

Juniper

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

Storm Babet appears to be on its way out now, leaving a trail of destruction and several personal tragedies in its wake. Here the weather was pretty quiet today, with no repeat of yesterday’s flash flooding, though the far end … Continued

28 Jul 2023

Bronzed

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I know that I’ve posted a few of these Red-legged Shieldbugs recently, but I simply can’t resist this fabulous beast, which I swept out of the Lawson cypress this morning. Given the proximity of the cypress to the willow-leaved cotoneaster … Continued