flash – Jill Orme Photography

1 Dec 2024

Autumnal orb-weaver

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

Before you go all girly on me, she was about 5mm long, which in my book makes her a money spider. She was also considerably more frightened of me than you are of her, and so well-camouflaged against this dying … Continued

28 Nov 2024

Thaw

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Trees, Weather | 0

It was both foggy and freezing overnight, and if I’d shaped myself and got out in the garden early this morning, I’d have had an extensive pick of frosty subjects at my disposal. But by the time I actually staggered … Continued

17 Nov 2024

X-wing

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

Just a few years ago (at least, the 1970s feels like quite a short time ago to me) the Juniper Shieldbug was scarce in this country because its only foodplant was hard to find: the bug was essentially confined to … Continued

16 Nov 2024

Huddle

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

Suddenly realising that it was 2.30 in the afternoon and the light was already fading fast, I grabbed the small camera, with macro and flash attached, and rushed off into the garden. No time for extensive searching: I just needed … Continued

8 Nov 2024

Serendipity

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

As I walked back to the house this morning after a trip down the garden to put some kitchen refuse on the compost heap, I wondered what on earth I was going to find to photograph on such a dark, … Continued

4 Nov 2024

Tracker

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

I had an appointment this morning at the eye clinic at Stratford Hospital, where I have to be checked periodically because in a small proportion of people one of the drugs I take for RA can cause retinal damage. Because … Continued

3 Nov 2024

Leafy

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

On another dreary, Tupperware day, I struggled to find anything much in the garden. In the end I resorted to beating, but that got me very little more than the few invertebrates I’d already spotted myself. Of these the Green … Continued

1 Nov 2024

Globular springtail

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

This is only the second time I’ve ever photographed one of these tiny globular springtails, and comparing the older photos with these to see if I thought it was the same species or not, the old ones look so bad … Continued

31 Oct 2024

Shiny

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

This was the prettiest of just a few invertebrates I found and photographed on a quick rattle around the garden this morning, before going out for lunch with R. I do love a Hawthorn Shieldbug, and this one was displaying … Continued

28 Oct 2024

Jelly antlers

by JDO | posted in: Fungi and slime moulds, Worcestershire | 0

I have friends who are mad for fungi, and look forward eagerly to the arrival of the fungus-hunting season. Personally, while I don’t mind a mushroom, I prefer things with legs and wings, and I’m currently building up my strength … Continued

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