laurel – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

13 Apr 2024

Ta-da!

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

“So, which story are we reading?” I asked the Boy Wonder at bedtime. “The monster one!” was the immediate (and by this point confidently expected) reply. So I read Kipper’s Monster. And then I read it again. And then there … Continued

19 Mar 2024

Who you?

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

I was in a vile mood this morning: stressed because the garden was looking awful, and I knew I was going to have to shape myself and do something about it; frustrated because I was struggling to get the photos … Continued

20 Feb 2024

Chocolate miner

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

“That sounds like a job for me,” said R. “I think I’d enjoy chocolate mining.” Maybe so, but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t enjoy being this Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), which was one of two I spotted in the … Continued

17 Oct 2023

Sarge

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

Worldwide there are around 2,700 species of soldierfly, but less than fifty of them are found in the UK. It’s not really clear why they’re called soldierflies, because they are harmless to humans, but many of them have a metallic … Continued

30 May 2023

Late entrant

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

This female Holly Blue was resting on the laurel hedge in the secret garden at lunch time, and obligingly opened her wings enough for me to see her diagnostic black forewing marking. Apart from a couple of nicks out of … Continued

7 May 2023

Azure

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

After a busy morning with the Boy Wonder – breakfast, Stratford (“We in Shtratford now,” he said, as we turned into Chestnut Walk, because He. Is. A. Genius.), playground, puddles, duck feeding, café for babyccino and cookie, screaming toddler head-fit … Continued

28 Apr 2023

Variable

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

After a run of autumnal days the wind has now moved back into the south-west, where it belongs, and today the temperature shot up by several degrees. This brought out an interesting range of invertebrates, several of which I’d never … Continued

21 Mar 2023

Waspish

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

It was a bad day for both invertebrates and macro photography, being windy and largely overcast, though with brief periods of the kind of dazzling sunshine that make ungrateful people like me whine about the light being too harsh. Most … Continued

14 Mar 2023

Solitary

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

I’m confident that this won’t be my best shot this season of a hairy-footed flower bee, but getting the first one of the year on camera at all tends to be a challenge, because they’re highly reactive when they’re fresh. … Continued

17 Jun 2022

Bluet

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

Today was the worst kind of summer day – searingly hot, with a desiccating wind, which neither the inverts not I could tolerate for long. And yes, I know I shouldn’t complain, but it felt like a wasted day, and … Continued