green shieldbug – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

10 Nov 2022

Festive

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

This is a late end to a slightly crazy but ultimately satisfying day. We had the tree surgeon here for nine hours, cutting back the huge laurel in the centre of the top garden which has been making a stealthy … Continued

1 Nov 2022

Toned

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

Having enjoyed a better day yesterday, and started to think that I might be coming out of the post-viral doldrums, today I suffered another slump. It’s probably as well that the weather was largely stormy and wet, because it was … Continued

13 Oct 2022

Ready to launch

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

I realised recently that you can tell if a bug is thinking about blasting off, because it starts to flex and separate various bits of its exoskeleton. Ever since then I’ve been trying to capture the moment of take-off, and … Continued

28 Jun 2022

Vestal

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

R and I had some errands to run in Stratford, and I took a walk along the river bank, checking for inverts, before going into town. Numbers were pretty disappointing, I have to say, though it was fairly windy, and … Continued

31 Oct 2021

Spooky

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

The other day R declared himself to be a member of the Shieldbug Appreciation Society. Which was: a) very gratifying; and b) just as well, because they’re the about the most abundant, and certainly the most photogenic thing I’m finding … Continued

21 Oct 2021

Bug hunting

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

To be more accurate, I was beetle and bug hunting, these being the easiest invertebrates to find at this time of year. Beetles were thin on the ground today though, and especially thin up in the trees and bushes where … Continued

16 May 2021

Palomena prasina porn

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

I’m aware that not everyone likes bug porn, or photos of insects eating other insects. But I know quite a few people who do, and today’s post is for them. This morning was bright and sunny, but I had work … Continued

10 Nov 2020

Close-up

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

Yes, it’s true: I am taking a liberty. Although the brief I set for Tiny Tuesday was macro or close-up images, and this grey heron was so close to us that I couldn’t get all of it in the frame, … Continued

25 Oct 2020

Green

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

It was a bright sunny morning, and quite warm, but it still took me a good while to track down just a handful of invertebrates. This green shieldbug was sunning itself on the laurel hedge, which is a favourite basking … Continued

1 Aug 2020

Culprit

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

It’s probably just my imagination that it looks guilty. If anything, it’s more likely to be exasperated because it finds itself having its photo taken again. But it definitely should look guilty, because it’s been living on one of my … Continued

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