grey heron – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

21 Jul 2021

Shocked

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

First thing this morning R and I decided to go over to Croome, with a view to taking some exercise before it got too hot. When we arrived at the lake R left me stalking Odonata and went off on … Continued

15 Jul 2021

Moody

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Flies, Invertebrates, Worcestershire | 0

“I can’t post that one,” I said. “People will think I’ve gone mad!” “I like it,” said R. “It’s…. moody.” It was a dark and murky morning, but after lunch the light started to lift, and in the middle of … Continued

26 Apr 2021

Calculation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

H and S set off northwards this morning, and R and I found ourselves feeling a little sad and deflated after the excitement of the weekend, so we went off to Stratford for a walk along the river and a … Continued

19 Apr 2021

Grounded

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

R and I went for a walk at Charlecote this morning, where the weather was glorious. The fallow bucks are shedding their antlers, and the does (many of them pregnant) are gathering in bigger groups than I’ve ever seen before. … Continued

24 Feb 2021

Desultory

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

You can see from their posture that they weren’t really putting much effort into this – there was certainly no animosity involved, and frankly I think they were doing it more out boredom than anything else. No-one else in the … Continued

9 Feb 2021

Little egret

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I almost got divorced at 7.45am today, when he wakened me from deep sleep to remind me that we had tickets for an early walk at Charlecote. It would be fair to say that I was not enthusiastic. … Continued

21 Jan 2021

Rim lighting

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

Despite the current lockdown, quite a few National Trust and English Heritage properties are still open for local people to use for exercise, including NT Croome. R and I had tickets for a walk there this morning, but when we … Continued

4 Dec 2020

Poised

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The body’s a funny old thing, isn’t it? This morning I was crawling round the house, shivering, head aching, throat sore, skin crawling. And whinging, of course, as you’d probably expect. And then by this afternoon, I wasn’t. It seemed … 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

26 Oct 2020

Fly past

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another Monday, another WHAT???!!! o’clock appointment at Stratford Hospital, this time for a scan. The joy of being old middle-aged, with a long-term medical condition…. Reasons to be grateful however: firstly, it got me up and out of the house … Continued

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