duck – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

29 Oct 2025

Owww!!!

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Family life, Gloucestershire | 0

Day one of the Boy Wonder’s Big Visit began late this morning at Slimbridge, where his mother handed him over to us, as usual, in the car park. She then went off to a meeting, while the three of us … Continued

22 Jul 2025

Dusk

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Flowers and plants, My garden, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire | 0

This was my last photo of the day, taken just after dinner in a prematurely dusky garden, with a rainstorm on the way. As you can probably see from the droplets on the open bloom, it wasn’t the first rain of … Continued

26 Mar 2025

Smug

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I felt anything but smug when I woke up this morning (later than usual, after yesterday’s route march around Farmoor), opened the curtains and found that the lane was full of National Grid vehicles. We’d been warned twice, first by … Continued

17 Mar 2025

Ducking out

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

By coincidence, I had two unconnected appointments at Stratford Hospital today – routine blood tests at 11am, and an eye clinic consultation, for which R would need to drive me, at 2pm. Rather than us making two separate car journeys, … Continued

27 Jan 2025

Siskins

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

“What are they?” he enquired. “Siskins,” I replied, smiling. “Hmmm,” he said. “I’m not so sure. Goldfinches, maybe.” “There are a few Goldfinches,” I said. “But most of them are Siskins.” “Hmmm. Greenfinches, possibly.” I checked the back of my … Continued

20 Jan 2025

Whooper

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Iceland, Travel, Warwickshire | 0

Despite being the type species for the genus Cygnus, Whooper Swans aren’t all that common in the UK – in fact this is only the third time I’ve recorded them in the past seven years, which is as far as … Continued

14 Jan 2025

Greater Scaup

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Oxfordshire | 0

The virus I’ve been trying to shake off ever since receiving it as a Christmas present from the Boy Wonder hit a Victorian novel kind of crisis last night, before apparently turning a corner, and this morning I got up … Continued

13 Jan 2025

Water on a duck’s back

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I spent this morning expunging the most festering items from my to-do list. Sadly the only satisfaction this gave me was that I can now see the surface of my desk again: there’s still a huge heap of paperwork there … Continued

12 Jan 2025

Moody

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’d intended to get out early this morning and take some macro shots of the fabulous hoar frost. But I didn’t check the forecast carefully enough yesterday, and missed the bit where it said that the temperature was going to … Continued

2 Dec 2024

Weird duck season

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

A snap decision late this morning to go to Slimbridge paid ample dividends, because the reserve was teeming with birds. The Bewick’s Swans are assembling now after their long migration from Russia, and the winter duck and wader flocks are … Continued