hedgerow – Jill Orme Photography

24 May 2026

Sticky

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

This afternoon I decided to take another trip up to the River Severn at Uckinghall, hoping to find more Common Clubtails. According to posts I’ve been seeing on social media over the past couple of days, at least sixteen fresh … Continued

22 May 2026

Steps

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I decided to go to Croome today, on the grounds that it must surely be dragonfly city by now, but sadly it wasn’t. To be fair, there were many scores of damselflies around, but most were teneral and all were … Continued

5 Apr 2026

Sloe bee

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

Since coming into the care of new owners, the hay field down the lane from our house has been allowed to go to wrack and ruin, and because of this it’s no longer the butterfly and pollinator paradise that it … Continued

14 Sep 2025

Learning

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

I had very little time for playing this morning, in advance of a visit by both Offspring and both grandsons, and unlike yesterday morning it was overcast, windy, and quite cold, so even the ivy wasn’t attracting many customers. I … Continued

13 Sep 2025

Comparison

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Wasps, Worcestershire | 0

With rain forecast for the afternoon, I headed out around the village with the macro as soon as I’d dealt with the early Saturday morning chores, hoping to find some nice invertebrates among the flowering ivy. Most of the ivy … Continued

7 Sep 2025

Fur coat

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

I spent the morning torturing myself with stress, upgrading the firmware of the R5. I’ve now come to the conclusion that I either need to do this every single time they release an update, so I can remember the procedure … Continued

13 Jun 2025

Mipit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

This morning I packed up and left Monk Haven Manor, and with a little time in hand before I needed to be in Cardiff to collect the Boy Wonder, I thought I’d go and take a look at Marloes Sands. … Continued

25 Apr 2025

Steamy

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

After finding my first Large Red Damselfly of the season in the garden yesterday, I thought it was worth making another search of local Odonata sites this morning – but once again I drew a blank. The likeliest of the … Continued

14 Apr 2025

Greenish

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

It was a dour and fairly cold day, and invert activity was minimal. I went out for coffee and cake in Stratford with R, which was good, and then went shopping for supplies for some batch cooking I’m about to … Continued

7 Apr 2025

Bedraggled

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

This Peacock was one of three I saw on the blackthorn in the hedgerows near the house this afternoon. It was probably the most damaged of the trio – and certainly far more worn and torn than the individual I … Continued

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