emergence – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

4 May 2024

Happy

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

Finding that a free morning had coincided with the return of sunny weather, I whisked off down to Lower Moor in Wiltshire, in search of Downy Emeralds. To my intense satisfaction it turned out that there was a mass emergence … Continued

10 May 2023

Downy

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

I went to Wiltshire today on an Odonata hunt, and while I failed to find any Hairy Dragonflies or Four-spotted Chasers at Lower Moor, I was gifted sightings of two Downy Emeralds (though one was sadly crippled, with deformed wings … Continued

18 May 2022

Surprise!

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

We’ve lived in this house for over twenty years now, during which time I’ve walked most of the field pathways around the village, with and without dogs, and observed the local wildlife going about its business. During the last few … Continued

8 May 2022

Eclosure

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

Had I managed to update the images on the front page of my web site today without a two-hour battle with WordPress (which is, as you may know, the invention of the devil), I’d have been out in the garden … Continued

31 May 2021

Just resting

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

R chugged into my study this morning while I was still wondering what to do with my day, and told me that he’d just spotted a damselfly nymph climbing one of the pond plants, and if I got a shift … Continued

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