grasshopper – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

6 Jul 2024

Smart

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

I’ve been slightly perplexed recently by the fact that the Orthoptera season should have begun, but seemed not to have: no matter where and how hard I looked, I couldn’t find any crickets or grasshoppers. But a couple of days … Continued

7 Oct 2023

Brown

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

Until six weeks ago, I’d never seen a Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) in the garden, but this is my second of the season. The first was rather intricately marked, but this one is much more cryptic, which is why it … Continued

9 Sep 2023

Festive

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

Grasshoppers vary greatly in colour and pattern within species, but according to Evans and Edmondson’s Grasshoppers & Crickets of Britain & Ireland, it’s the females that have the widest variation. They go on to say: “Many grasshopper species have an … 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

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

13 Aug 2023

Compare and contrast

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

R and I went out for lunch today to celebrate his birthday, and then on to Compton Verney to see a couple of art exhibitions. Birds of America was impressive, and through the exhibits and explanations I came to find … Continued

6 Aug 2023

Clean

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

Ever since I started this nature photography malarkey, I’ve struggled with grasshoppers. Specifically, I’ve driven myself and them mad by trying, and usually failing, to get clean images of them, with all the identification features clear. And also, I’ve never … Continued

2 Aug 2023

Hairy

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

The weather forecast for today was horrible, but apart from a sharp shower in the middle of the morning it was actually quite a pleasant day. Failing to take advantage of this unexpected gift, I spent most of the day … Continued

15 Oct 2022

Entropy

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

I spent a while down in the wild garden this morning, acting as safety monitor while R did some chainsaw tree surgery, fifteen feet up a ladder. Once he was safely back down at ground level I went back to … Continued

24 Aug 2020

Lesser Marsh

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

I was heading homewards from the post box, with another rain storm threatening, when I decided to risk taking a quick walk around Tilly’s field in search of insects. In contrast with yesterday there were dozens of grasshoppers pinging around, … Continued

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