Odonata – Page 3 – Jill Orme Photography

23 Jul 2023

Improvement

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

The rain stopped early this morning, because of course it did, on the day most of our family group was going to be spending travelling back home. Sigh. But at least the Boy Wonder got to do some swinging and … Continued

20 Jul 2023

Flying solo

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

“Would you like to go to Forest Farm?” I asked the Boy Wonder. “In a minute,” he replied, carrying on building his bricks into a rocket. A little later: “Shall we go to Forest Farm now?” said R. “No,” was … Continued

19 Jul 2023

Emerald

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

I’m pretty sure that the last time I went to Grafton Wood, I vowed I’d never go again. I certainly remember moaning about the four-field trudge to get there from the car park, and stating that there simply weren’t enough … Continued

18 Jul 2023

A flutter of Admirals

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

R and I went to Stratford this morning to run errands and eat cake, and I offset the cake a little by taking a rapid walk down to Weir Brake lock in search of dragons. I didn’t find any, probably … Continued

17 Jul 2023

Spiky

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

While R and I were working in the garden this morning there were three Southern Hawkers hunting around us – two males and a female. One of the males was showing mature colouration, the female slightly less so (making her … Continued

16 Jul 2023

Better

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

It was a better day today, weather-wise, and I was also feeling rather less viral. By no coincidence at all, I had a better day with the camera too, so I guess you could call it a triple whammy. I … Continued

5 Jul 2023

White legs

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

After being stuck at home for nearly forty eight hours I was raging to be out and about, but the weather outside my study window wasn’t enticing, and neither of my weather apps was optimistic. By this point in the … Continued

3 Jul 2023

Hangin’

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

R and I had to go to Stratford his morning, to sort out a couple of final bits of admin on my new car. When we left the dealership it was raining, so we scuttled grumpily over to BTP for … Continued

30 Jun 2023

Close up

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

I had to go to Stratford this morning to run a couple of errands, and took the big gear with me in the hope that the weather might be better there than at home, and that there just might be … Continued

25 Jun 2023

Smiler

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

I had very little time for photography today, but I quickly set up the R7 this morning, and trotted off down the garden to try it out. My snap review is that it produces very sharp images when you can … Continued

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