heron – Jill Orme Photography

7 Apr 2026

Flighty

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R had to go into Stratford this morning, and as I was feeling light and skittish after yesterday’s superhuman assault on the admin mountain I decided to go along too. While he was having blood tests done at the hospital, … Continued

30 Jan 2026

Showy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire | 0

In Stratford this morning, I was walking along the south bank of the river when I saw a Grey Heron on the opposite bank, standing in some reeds below the RSC’s Avonbank Gardens. I got as close as I could, … Continued

11 Dec 2025

Unsettled

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The post-vaccine symptoms settled down overnight, thank goodness, and I got up with a strong desire not to spend another day stuck at home, so after breakfast R and I went out, first to The Valley at Evesham to examine … Continued

17 Nov 2025

Balance

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went into Stratford this afternoon, and were pleased to find that the Avon had dropped enough for the south bank path to be passable – though below the two weirs Lucy’s Mill Sluice was still open, to allow … Continued

22 Oct 2025

Cryptic

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I really love a Bittern. I love all herons actually, providing they’re not fishing in my ponds, because they’re so elegant, poised, and aloof. But Bitterns take heron-ness to another level, by being secretive and enigmatic as well. They share … Continued

14 Oct 2025

Scowl

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Charlecote this morning, where the walking and cake were both good, but photography opportunities were thin on the ground. The Fallow Deer rut looks as though it’s either about to start or about to finish … Continued

2 Oct 2025

Missing link

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I went to Croome this afternoon for another look at the Glossy Ibis, but there was no sign of them either at the lake or out along the ‘river’. It’s possible that they were roosting under cover of vegetation on … Continued

18 Sep 2025

Predation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

It was a nice morning, if a bit windy, and R and I had some shopping to do, so we went into Stratford, where I was also able to take some time out at the river, photographing the Migrant Hawkers … Continued

7 Aug 2025

Discovery

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Family life, Gloucestershire | 0

When we walked around the beaver lake with the Boy Wonder yesterday, he discovered a footpath going off into woodland south of the estate, which after a few yards crosses a stream via a little wooden bridge. He was desperate … Continued

14 Jul 2025

Grey

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I both went into Stratford this morning, he because he had a couple of appointments, and I in the hope of getting him to buy me lunch. There were still plenty of Banded Demoiselles at Lucy’s Mill and … Continued

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