dragonfly – Page 22 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Jul 2020

Shimmering

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

I’m getting quite good on the stepladder now, if I do say so myself. And I may as well, because it’s highly unlikely that anyone else will; certainly the two Southern Hawkers I photographed from the top of it at … Continued

16 Jul 2020

Croome

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

This morning, four months to the day since we were last there, R and I went to Croome. I had mixed feelings about the trip, if I’m honest: on the one hand, this is one of our special places, we’ve … Continued

1 Jul 2020

New

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

So it turns out that it’s not as easy as one might assume to stand on the top of a stepladder on uneven ground, point a large camera and a long lens at an insect in a tree that’s blowing … Continued

23 Jun 2020

Vacated

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

My heart skipped several beats when I saw this – for a second I thought I might be about to witness a dragonfly emergence. As soon as I turned the macro on it I realised that it was just an … Continued

2 Jun 2020

Azure

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

I’ve been battling with myself for the past ten minutes: this is one of the nicest photos I took today, but the extra is the most exciting. In the end I’ve decided to give the Azure Damselflies pride of place, … Continued

30 May 2020

Scarce

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

Not the dragon: I easily found half a dozen, once I’d spotted the first tell-tale flash of powder blue, and got my eye in. Parking spaces at Eckington Bridge, on the other hand, were as rare as hen’s teeth this … Continued

22 May 2020

Striking gold

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

It was blowing a raging hoolie this morning, which isn’t the best weather for dragons. Nor is it ideal for visiting a heavily wooded reserve, so I was rather perplexed to find myself arriving at Grove Hill shortly after breakfast. … Continued

18 May 2020

Resting

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

Given the warning signs yesterday, I wasn’t surprised to wake up this morning with a rheumatoid flare. It’s not too bad, luckily, but it’ll probably be a few days before my joints settle down again, and in the meanwhile I’m … Continued

14 May 2020

Fat-bottomed boy

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

“Why don’t you go to Grove Hill?” said R, who hasn’t got where he is today without being able to recognise a wife who’d be more loveable were she several miles away. Last summer I was a little surprised that … Continued

16 Oct 2019

Feast

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

It being a warmer and brighter day than we’ve had recently, I decided to go to Croome to see if there were any dragons still about. Almost as soon as I reached the lake I saw a male Migrant Hawker … Continued

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31