Drone Fly – Jill Orme Photography

22 Feb 2026

Waking up

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

I was so delighted to spot this female Eristalis tenax on the aucuba this morning that I did a tiny dance. Since it got too cold for me to risk beating the garden bugs out of their shelters last autumn, … Continued

17 Sep 2025

Good grooming

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

When I wandered into the garden between the rain showers there weren’t many insects around apart from moth flies, and I thought I was going to need to dislodge someone from their roost to get a more interesting subject. But … Continued

31 Mar 2025

Itchy

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

I woke up this morning to the discovery that overnight I’d done something catastrophic to my back. I levered myself approximately upright, and limped carefully downstairs with the aim of making some tea, but the act of lifting the kettle … Continued

15 Mar 2025

Hairy

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

This morning I cut back some more shrubs – increasingly grateful for the powered secateurs that make the job so easy – and then did some general garden tidying, and planted up the new heucheras on the patio. By the … Continued

24 Mar 2024

Aphid eater

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

This was my first Eupeodes of the season, and I was pleased to have my identification confirmed by the hoverfly recorders, because male Eupeodes are tricky, and can’t always be taken to species. We have nine of these species in … Continued

22 Oct 2023

Slurp

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

The sun came out today, and with it an absolute swarm of pollen and nectar feeders arrived on a late-flowering patch of ivy on top of the old farm wall that borders our drive. Why this patch comes into flower … Continued

17 Sep 2023

Rap jumping

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

It was another day of murky weather and horrible light, so I felt compelled to take a second trip around the hedgerows in search of ivy feeders. R has chosen, as his favourite of my keepers today, this photo of … Continued

27 Mar 2023

Springy

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

For the first time this year, the garden was literally humming with flying insects, and you could almost see it lift its head, drop its shoulders, take a long, deep breath, and stride out into spring. Or maybe that was … Continued

17 Oct 2022

Drone

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

I tested negative for Covid yesterday, which seemed a good enough reason for eating cake, so at lunch time today R and I went out. But even though all the coughing and spluttering has stopped I’m still far from fully … Continued

24 Sep 2022

Puzzling

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

This is only the second Eristalis intricaria I’ve photographed this year, and the first I’ve seen in the village for five years. It’s a widely distributed species, but according to the Hoverfly Recording Scheme it’s especially abundant in northern and … Continued

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