garden – Page 12 – Jill Orme Photography

4 Jul 2025

Migrant vs Southern

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

Well, this is a surprise. After all the gadding about of the last couple of weeks, I decided to give the dragons a rest today, and stay home to work on my editing and recording backlogs. After several hours of … Continued

26 Jun 2025

Tasty

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

I’ve arrived home to a mountainous backlog of administrative tasks that mostly needed dealing with several weeks ago, and this morning I vowed to spend all day at my desk, getting stuck in. Fortunately, R has known me for four and … Continued

21 Jun 2025

Swanky forelegs

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

“You know I’ve been going on about that bee with the swanky forelegs?” I said to R. “Well, I finally got some shots of him, and I’m trying to decide which one to use. Look at this.” “Oh yes,” said … Continued

19 Jun 2025

Tea break

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

I had my head down working for most of the day, and only managed a brief foray round the garden during a tea break early this afternoon. That was quite productive though, netting a pair of Helophilus pendulus in cop, … Continued

17 Jun 2025

Stocky

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

Of the seven species of leafcutter bee found in the UK, Willughby’s Leafcutter (Megachile willughbiella) is the most widespread, and probably the easiest to identify. Males are about 12mm long, with pale faces and the short, square abdomen that’s common … Continued

5 Jun 2025

Garden Bumblebee

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

Bombus hortorum is one of the most common bumblebees in the UK. It’s also one of the biggest, with queens coming in at close to 2cm in length, and males and workers at around 1.5cm. It’s commonly called the Garden … Continued

3 Jun 2025

Ruby

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

I was all set to post something else today – a fresh male Large Skipper resting open-winged on the montbretia in the front garden was probably favourite, though there were a few other candidates too – when I spotted the … Continued

31 May 2025

Skittish

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

My car was booked into the garage this morning for its twenty-thousand mile service, so when I got home yesterday afternoon I emptied it of all the little personal bits and pieces you’d expect. Boots; more boots; emergency anorak; spare … Continued

27 May 2025

Damp

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

Today we finally received at least some of the rain we so badly needed, along with some fierce winds – a combination that kept me at my desk, crunching digital files, until mid-afternoon. As soon as I was sure the … Continued

26 May 2025

Pollen mining

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

With the unusually warm April and May we’ve experienced, it seems as though my spring solitary bees have lived fast and died young: there are plenty of bumblebees in the garden right now, but for the past week or so … Continued

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