Odonata – Page 13 – Jill Orme Photography

4 Sep 2024

Right place, right time

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

Today was pretty busy. This morning R and I went to Croome – the first time R has been there in many months – and walked down to the lake. The sum total of the photographically available Odonata was one … Continued

31 Aug 2024

Last gasp

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

R and I decided to brighten an otherwise dull day by going out for lunch in Stratford, which was fun. Afterwards I took my camera and went to the river, but I was frustrated in my search for dragonflies: there … Continued

29 Aug 2024

Willowy

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

This morning’s internal debate went something like this: Draycote Water? Ferruginous Duck and Black-necked Grebe; huge area, so not necessarily good for photos, but lots of easy walking; car park; coffee; nearly an hour away, and quite often frustrating… Grafton … Continued

20 Aug 2024

Blue boy

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

“What are you looking at?” said a voice next to me. “A Migrant Hawker,” I replied, still leaning way out over the bridge rail and peering downwards through the camera viewfinder. But hearing him hiss, “What did she say?” at … Continued

16 Aug 2024

Massacre

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

I spent a very happy three hours at Kemerton Lake today, where there was so much going on I hardly knew where best to point the camera. My aim had been to get some photos of dragonflies in flight, and … Continued

15 Aug 2024

Roost

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

It was grey this morning, not especially warm, and there was a strong gusty wind blowing. I did my usual “woe is me” grumbling about the unlikelihood of finding any decent inverts in the garden, then gave my head a … Continued

12 Aug 2024

Love heart

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

I set off for Trench Wood this afternoon, got to within half a mile of Bidford, and discovered that the road was closed because some absolute weapon had crashed into the bridge, cracking it down to the water line. This … Continued

9 Aug 2024

Green

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

A late afternoon yomp along the riverbank at Barton netted me a couple of Beautiful Demoiselles, forty or so Banded, eight or ten White-legged Damselflies, a couple of Blue-tailed Damselflies, and two Brown Hawkers. Conditions were tricky for photography though, … Continued

5 Aug 2024

The flip

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

All three of these photos were taken within about ninety seconds. During the lunchtime hiatus between hospital appointments (Stratford this morning, then Warwick this afternoon) I wandered down to the wildlife pond to check for dragon exuviae, and as soon … Continued

4 Aug 2024

Threesome

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

While Banded Demoiselles of both sexes tend to flaunt themselves at popular breeding sites, in my experience they’re relatively secretive about the actual mating process. So while all the blue damselflies will form mating wheels very readily, and provided they’re … Continued

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