Gonepteryx rhamni – Jill Orme Photography

17 Aug 2024

Butter-fly

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

“I need the long lens,” I said to R as I scuttled through the kitchen. “There’s a Brimstone on the perennial pea, and they get arsey if you just march up to them.” Which they do, very often, but in … Continued

21 Jul 2023

Passive

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

R and I had a hectic morning, making final preparations for the family weekend. The Welsh contingent arrived mid-afternoon, but H was delayed in horrible traffic on the M1 and only made it down just in time for dinner. As … Continued

4 Aug 2021

Searching

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

“It’s in here somewhere…” I wouldn’t usually post a photo of a butterfly in which so much of the business end of the insect is hidden, but I like the way the sunlight caught this scene, and the sense that … Continued

17 Jul 2020

Brimstone

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

I’m surprising myself here – and this photo will probably surprise you as well, when you hear that I went out after Odonata today, and that many Odonata were in fact photographed. But I find this image very satisfying: I … Continued

1 Aug 2019

Slurp

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

“Blue and green should never be seen,” said one of my mother’s friends, eyeing my blue and green checked trousers with distaste. I was only about nine at the time, and “answering back” was severely discouraged, but I thought it … Continued

10 Oct 2018

Brimstone

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

The good news today: my tooth is still in place, so my jaw hasn’t yet decided to eject it. The bad news: I still feel as though I’ve been kicked in the face. Expect to be thoroughly bored by this … Continued

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