flight – Page 6 – Jill Orme Photography

3 Sep 2023

Rolling shutter

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

I’m currently using the R7 with the big zoom, because (surprisingly) it’s better than the R5 at picking up dragonflies and other insects in flight and holding focus on them. When set to electronic shutter and shooting fast-moving creatures, the … Continued

1 Sep 2023

Dragon days

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

Today was bookended by a pair of dragonflies, both of which I’m posting because this year’s dragon days will soon be coming to an end, and I’m already sadly anticipating the five or six dragon-free months that will follow. It … Continued

26 Aug 2023

Alone

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

I had to go to Stratford early this morning, for a routine breast scan. R drove me there, and afterwards we went to BTP for coffee and cake. After a quick detour into Waterstones to look at children’s books we … Continued

17 Aug 2023

Aerodynamic

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

There was just one large female Golden-ringed Dragonfly out along the canal at Forest Farm this morning, but as female dragons often are she was secretive, hunting high and then disappearing into the foliage of an oak tree to perch, … Continued

16 Aug 2023

Vagrant

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

My back, which has been niggling me for about a fortnight now, was so bad when I woke up this morning that it took me nearly an hour to get myself upright, and even then it needed heavy strapping before … Continued

5 Jun 2023

Incoming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Yorkshire | 0

R and I had an excellent day today. Immediately after breakfast we headed for the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs, where we spent the morning watching the gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and fulmars. The wind was blowing strongly onto the … Continued

24 Apr 2023

Dismount

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

When I first went out into the garden this morning, I was the only thing moving apart from the ever-present squirrels: there was not an invertebrate to be seen anywhere. This was more disappointing than surprising though, given that the … Continued

12 Apr 2023

Same old…

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

After managing to photograph one of the biggest flying creatures in the world yesterday, today I was back in the garden with the mini-beasts. Not that there were many mini-beasts around. By 10am a cold but cheerful dawn had given … Continued

11 Apr 2023

Great bustard

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Wiltshire | 0

I got up at oh-no-surely-not-hundred hours this morning, to drive to Wiltshire for a wildlife photography workshop on Salisbury Plain. This was set up by the RPS Nature Group, and was run by Robert Harvey, ably assisted by Alan Benson. … Continued

8 Apr 2023

Dotty

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

We had all kinds of family fun today, but when the crew went off for a walk this afternoon I regretfully decided that I needed to stay at home and hunt invertebrates in the garden cook. To be fair to … Continued

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