ivy – Page 3 – Jill Orme Photography

29 Mar 2023

Sluggish

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

It was another dreary, wet morning, though warmer than yesterday and without the biting wind. R and I were both grumpy about this interruption to the onset of spring, when it had only just about got started, so we did … Continued

12 Mar 2023

Steampunk

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

A warmer (though not especially pleasant) day had me reaching for the macro and searching the garden for solitary bees and hoverflies. Neither was to be found, which is a bit depressing given that experience over the past few years … Continued

17 Oct 2022

Drone

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

I tested negative for Covid yesterday, which seemed a good enough reason for eating cake, so at lunch time today R and I went out. But even though all the coughing and spluttering has stopped I’m still far from fully … Continued

7 Oct 2022

Aberration

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

With storms forecast, I went out this morning to search the ivy hedges around the village for inverts before the rain arrived. It was already very windy, and my subjects were skittish, so most of the time I used my … Continued

24 Sep 2022

Puzzling

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

This is only the second Eristalis intricaria I’ve photographed this year, and the first I’ve seen in the village for five years. It’s a widely distributed species, but according to the Hoverfly Recording Scheme it’s especially abundant in northern and … Continued

11 Sep 2022

Evening

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

As predicted, I was a little under the weather this morning, but not so much so that I couldn’t go for a walk with R, when the sky lifted and the sun emerged half way through the morning. We decided … Continued

28 Aug 2022

Surprise

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

R and I did some gardening today (eeeurgh), but I kept the cameras close at hand, and one eye out for potential subjects. Having missed a male Southern Hawker, who seemed to take exception to us pruning the philadelphus on … Continued

24 Aug 2022

Wild

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

It was so dark at the far end of the wild garden this afternoon that I could barely see my hand in front of my face. I was actually contemplating going back to the house and borrowing R’s head torch … Continued

19 Mar 2022

Major annoyance

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

Right then, Mr B. major. Now we’ve finally introduced ourselves, can we come to an agreement? I realise that you don’t like me following you around, and that’s fair enough. But I need you to understand that this is my … Continued

15 Mar 2022

Resting

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

It was a slightly warmer day today, but there was a thin layer of high cloud for much of it, which kept the light hazy. Good for photography, but not so good for getting the inverts flying. Nonetheless, I increased … Continued