NT Croome – Page 8 – Jill Orme Photography

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

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

1 Dec 2019

Otter

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

There have been otters at Croome since the spring – two adults and two kits were reported in the early summer, but they were elusive and you had to be lucky to catch sight of one. As you know, I … Continued

28 Oct 2019

The Chinese Bridge

by JDO | posted in: Landscape, Worcestershire | 0

Today was a bit of a curate’s egg. This was the good bit: a morning walk around Croome with R in nice light – though sadly not early enough to catch the frost and mist, because they’ve now moved onto … Continued

20 Oct 2019

Croome

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Although we were desperately tired today – and pretty down, to be honest, because we’re honestly expecting the Liar to succeed in forcing Brexit through at some point next week – R and I just don’t seem to be able … Continued

16 Oct 2019

Feast

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

It being a warmer and brighter day than we’ve had recently, I decided to go to Croome to see if there were any dragons still about. Almost as soon as I reached the lake I saw a male Migrant Hawker … Continued

8 Oct 2019

Watchful

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

I spent the morning at home doing boring things, and didn’t get out with the camera until mid-afternoon. Croome beckoned, and looked promising when I arrived, but I soon realised that I’d left my visit a little late: it was … Continued

6 Oct 2019

Sparkly

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

I haven’t seen a single dragon here since the cold snap earlier this week, although photos are still appearing on line from other parts of the country, and I was beginning to fear that in the Shire our season had … Continued

23 Sep 2019

On golden pond

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

With bad weather forecast, and the dragon season galloping towards its close, I zoomed off to Croome this morning in the hope of photos. There were plenty of Common Darters around, mostly ovipositing in tandem, and a handful of Migrant … Continued

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