National Trust – Page 9 – Jill Orme Photography

26 Aug 2020

Resident Migrant

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

I went for a solo dragon walk at Croome this morning. The insane winds of the last few days had dropped and the temperature was pleasant for walking, and although I missed having R to chat to, the advantage of … Continued

20 Aug 2020

Darter love

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

This morning R and I went for what’s now becoming a habitual Thursday National Trust Walk – this time at Croome, which continues to be a place that soothes our souls. It was breezy but sunny, and after the unsettled … Continued

6 Aug 2020

Basking

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went to Croome this morning, where the dragon-fest I was anticipating failed to happen, but where we had a very pleasant walk nonetheless. This Ruddy Darter was basking on the gravel path near the house, and having … Continued

30 Jul 2020

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper

by JDO | posted in: Invertebrates, Orthoptera, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Charlecote this morning, where most of the park is now open, bar a section to the north of the lake, which is still cordoned off as a sanctuary for the fallow buck herd. We walked … Continued

23 Jul 2020

Poseur

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went to Croome again this morning, and had a thoroughly enjoyable visit. This was partly because the weather forecast had been threatening, but in the event it was a beautiful morning – sunny, with a light breeze, … Continued

16 Jul 2020

Croome

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

This morning, four months to the day since we were last there, R and I went to Croome. I had mixed feelings about the trip, if I’m honest: on the one hand, this is one of our special places, we’ve … Continued

30 Jun 2020

Wild

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

I thought it would be nice to finish June with some bug porn. Actually, as you may have noticed, I’ll happily post bug porn any day of the year, but this is the month of #30dayswild, and a pair of … Continued

26 Jan 2020

Dismal

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Gloucestershire | 0

Dismally dismal. Having been kept inside all morning by the weather, R and I were chewing the door frames, so we decided to brave the hostile elephants and go to Chipping Campden for a squelch around and some coffee. The … Continued

19 Jan 2020

Flyover

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

This is the pick of today’s owls, which gives you a pretty good idea of what the rest were like: I was fighting the light and losing for most of the afternoon. The run of good luck that Hillyblips and … Continued

3 Jan 2020

Family group

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

This morning R and I took our “visitors” to Charlecote for Compulsory Fun. In the end I think I can say that a good time was had by all of us, though the whole process of gathering everyone together and … Continued

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