damselfly – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

13 May 2026

Blue

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

Last week I posted an atypical blue-form female Azure Damselfly, and commented that even once she achieved fully mature colouration she wouldn’t look as blue as a male of the same species, because her coloured markings were less extensive. In … Continued

10 May 2026

Predatory

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

There are now so many Banded Demoiselles at the old wharf at Cleeve Prior Mill that they’ve had to spread themselves out around the entire site. Some of the males are now fully mature and looking to breed, so they’ve … Continued

8 May 2026

Prongles

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

A couple of days ago I posted a close-up head shot of a Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens). Here’s an even closer one of her cousin, the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), but shot from a different angle so as to show … Continued

7 May 2026

Azure

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

I had to go to Coventry this afternoon, so I took a mid-morning trip to Cleeve Prior Mill, hoping to get the day’s photos wrapped up beforehand. Neither of my two current target species has turned up yet, but the … Continued

6 May 2026

Late lunch

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

I was slow to get moving this morning, and it was early afternoon before I made it down to the river at Cleeve Prior Mill. Every time I visit the site now I’m hoping to see either the first Scarce … Continued

5 May 2026

Uncommon

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

I had my doubts about today’s weather, but it’s forecast to turn colder soon, and it seemed possible that this might be my best chance for at least the next ten days to search the Worcestershire bank of the River … Continued

3 May 2026

Love heart

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

It rained quite heavily overnight (which, to be fair, the garden did need), and the morning was overcast and rather dank, but after breakfast I decided to take a quick trip to Cleeve Prior Mill, and when I asked R … Continued

29 Apr 2026

Golden girl

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

I went back to the Avon at Cleeve Prior Mill this afternoon, to count damselflies and see if anything else interesting had turned up. I’m happy to report that there are now a dozen or more Banded Demoiselles around the … Continued

25 Apr 2026

Banded distaff

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

I had to go to Waitrose in Stratford this afternoon, in search of some items that Ocado hadn’t managed to deliver, and I used the excuse of this trip to make another tour around my nearest Odonata sites. There was … Continued

24 Apr 2026

Jackpot

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

On our way into Stratford this morning R and I called in at Cleeve Prior Mill, and walked the site in search of Demoiselles. We didn’t find any, but as we were leaving I thought I caught the merest glimpse … Continued

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