Odonata – Page 23 – Jill Orme Photography

22 May 2022

Babe

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

Speckled bush crickets are pretty strange little beasts even as adults, but the nymphs are so bizarre I find it hard to believe they’re real, even when I’ve got one cowering in front of me, wondering if I’m about to … Continued

21 May 2022

Resting

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

This afternoon I went hunting small early butterflies at a nearby brownfield site with HelenJG and her friend C. We made some pretty good finds, including the first Brown Argus I’d seen this year, and a very unexpected Green Hairstreak, … Continued

18 May 2022

Surprise!

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

We’ve lived in this house for over twenty years now, during which time I’ve walked most of the field pathways around the village, with and without dogs, and observed the local wildlife going about its business. During the last few … Continued

17 May 2022

Downy Emerald

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Trees, Wiltshire | 0

Time was when Lower Moor at Oaksey in Wiltshire was one of my my go-to summer places, because of the plethora of Odonata I could confidently expect it to provide. I didn’t visit during 2020 because of Covid, and then … Continued

13 May 2022

Bluetail

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

A busy day today saw me over in Chipping Norton first thing for a haircut, then zooming through to Stratford (roof down to dry my still-damp hair, which is why I now look quite a lot like Struwwelpeter) to insert … Continued

8 May 2022

Eclosure

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

Had I managed to update the images on the front page of my web site today without a two-hour battle with WordPress (which is, as you may know, the invention of the devil), I’d have been out in the garden … Continued

7 May 2022

Azure

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

R and I took a walk around Croome, where it was a sparkling and slightly steamy morning. Neither of us managed to find any dragons, but there were quite a few damsels about. I saw several fully mature Large Reds, … Continued

6 May 2022

First

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

“It’s too early,” I always say to R when I go off after Odonata in late April and early May. “On the other hand, someone has to be first out of the water.” First out of the water at Lucy’s … Continued

29 Apr 2022

Happiness

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

Happiness is standing chatting to your husband in the sunny garden, and then glancing past him and going, “Whoa! Wait – what?!!” because there’s a perfect Large Red Damselfly about a metre away, on a fresh leaf of the red … Continued

25 Apr 2022

New girl

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

There were two Large Red Damselflies working the wild garden this morning, this female and a male, both semi-mature, and neither, so far as I can see, having come out of either of our ponds. They were fairly skittish and … Continued

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