Lawson cypress – Jill Orme Photography

17 Nov 2024

X-wing

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

Just a few years ago (at least, the 1970s feels like quite a short time ago to me) the Juniper Shieldbug was scarce in this country because its only foodplant was hard to find: the bug was essentially confined to … Continued

10 Sep 2024

Nymph mania

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

It was so dark, damp, and chilly in the garden today that nothing was mad enough to sit around in the open exposing itself to the elements, and risk being consumed as fuel by something bigger, so I had to … Continued

14 Feb 2024

Emergence

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

The invertebrate season begins. Today I spotted my first Buff-tailed Bumblebee of the year, and my first hoverfly – a female Eristalis tenax. I also found some beetles and bugs, including this Hairy Shieldbug, in the Lawson cypress. For a … Continued

4 Nov 2023

Wet

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

I didn’t have much time for photography this morning, because the Boy Wonder and his mother were due to arrive for a visit around lunch time. Rain, wind, and appalling light didn’t help the situation, and in the end I … Continued

21 Oct 2023

Juniper

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

Storm Babet appears to be on its way out now, leaving a trail of destruction and several personal tragedies in its wake. Here the weather was pretty quiet today, with no repeat of yesterday’s flash flooding, though the far end … Continued

28 Jul 2023

Bronzed

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

I know that I’ve posted a few of these Red-legged Shieldbugs recently, but I simply can’t resist this fabulous beast, which I swept out of the Lawson cypress this morning. Given the proximity of the cypress to the willow-leaved cotoneaster … Continued

24 Jul 2021

Early warning system

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

While I knew in theory that butterflies will go into trees to take shelter when bad weather is on its way, this was the first time I’ve ever watched one actually do it. I was snapping a record shot of … Continued

3 Mar 2020

Cones

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

As I think we all know, I’m not much of a gardener. I’m no botanist either – just about the only thing I remember doing with plants in ‘A’ level Biology was taking thin stem slices with a razor blade, … Continued

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