garden – Page 36 – Jill Orme Photography

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

29 Aug 2023

Liberty

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

When I fished this pair of Viburnum Beetles out of my sweep net this morning and popped them on a handy honeysuckle leaf, I thought I was about to photograph some bug porn, but then I got the macro on … Continued

28 Aug 2023

Mottled

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

I need to be a bit careful here, because there is actually a UK species called the Mottled Grasshopper, but I’ve never seen one, and this definitely isn’t it: Myrmeleotettix maculatus is smaller and more compact than this, and both … Continued

27 Aug 2023

Resting

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

I’ve spent most of the day at my desk, tackling the raw file mountain that (as ever) is threatening to collapse and bring down the house. The fun part (if anything to do with Lightroom can ever be said to … Continued

25 Aug 2023

Speckled Wood

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

After breakfast this morning we piled gear and ourselves into the car and drove over to Wales, to deliver the Boy Wonder back to his father at Tredegar House. Half way down the motorway, the Boy demanded a song. “What … Continued

22 Aug 2023

Strength

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

I’m not sure exactly what the human equivalent of this would be in terms of relative size and weight, but I think it might be me holding up a sheep in my arms while biting chunks out of it. My … Continued

18 Aug 2023

Aloof

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

R and I went into Stratford this morning, in the rain, to meet up with our co-grandparents for coffee, cake and Boy worshipping. It was great fun sharing anecdotes, and congratulating each other once again on how clever we all … Continued

15 Aug 2023

Studio portrait

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

I hadn’t intended to post another grasshopper so soon after the last pair, but when nature presents you with an unexpected gift it seems a little rude to turn your nose up at it. I spent an hour or so … Continued

12 Aug 2023

Well met

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

I was beating and sweeping tiny inverts out of their shelters this morning when this Southern Hawker flew right past my face, making me take a rapid step back and say “Waah!”. I doubt that he’d intended to get quite … Continued

8 Aug 2023

Duck face

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

The weather went off again today, because of course it did, but I managed to get out in the garden with the camera while it was still only mizzling. Needless to say though, these conditions weren’t any more attractive to … Continued

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