honeysuckle – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

12 Jul 2023

Superb

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

I sometimes find myself wondering what goes through the minds of the entomologists who devise binomial names. This hoverfly is – or at least, was – called Xanthogramma pedissequum (it has recently been renamed, though most sources still seem to … Continued

5 May 2023

Crashed

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

I must be honest – when I first saw him, I thought he was dead. If you check out my second photo, you’ll probably see why: even for a bee, this is an absurd sleeping position, especially as he appears … Continued

29 Apr 2023

Surprise

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

I was absent-mindedly stalking some tiny 22-spot ladybirds around the honeysuckle this morning, as they trundled about looking for the mildew on which they feed, when a comparatively huge something (12mm in length, as opposed to around 4mm for the … Continued

26 Apr 2023

Triumph

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

I’m not sure whether he was waving his claws over his head in triumph to annoy the other old guys, or singing If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands, but either way he was clearly pretty pleased … Continued

7 Nov 2022

Double trouble

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

It seems to have been an especially good year in our garden for 22-spot ladybirds: a single tap on a small section of one of the honeysuckles this afternoon dislodged four into my net. I carefully replaced them, one at … Continued

16 Oct 2022

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

This was my very first find of the day – and the most exciting, because I’d never seen one before – though I don’t think it’s my best photo. If you have the time to take a look at my … Continued

12 Sep 2022

Carnage

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

Though it’s one of our smallest ladybirds, at 3.5-4.5mm in length, the 14-spot is a voracious predator of aphids. The swarm of aphids on my yarrow plants seems to have defeated the larger 7-spots and harlequins, which have now abandoned … Continued

23 Mar 2022

Full beam

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

My Covid took a bit of a turn for the worse last night, with the cough suddenly becoming harsher and more unpleasant. Consequently I had a bad night, and I was tired and stressed this morning. Over the day the … Continued

22 Mar 2022

Stripy jumper

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

“Even I have to admit,” said R, looking over my shoulder just now, “that that is quite cute.” Which is especially pleasing, given the way he shuddered when I first showed him my photos on the back screen of the … Continued

26 Feb 2022

Sugar high

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

Guys, I have to tell you: those old entomologists definitely knew what they were doing. My sugar spray brings all the boys (and girls) to my yard – here you see a 7-spot ladybird noodling around on a sprayed honeysuckle … Continued

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