Odonata – Page 42 – Jill Orme Photography

21 Jun 2019

Large Skipper

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

I went to one of my happy places this morning – realising, to my surprise, that it was my first visit to Trench Wood in many months. The weather was lovely, the plant life was lush, and the place was … Continued

20 Jun 2019

Ruddy

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wild animals | 0

Another miserable morning in the trench we call home encouraged me to get out and about – though the weather forecast wasn’t much better for most of the places I contemplated visiting. One of the exceptions was the Wiltshire end … Continued

18 Jun 2019

Elegant

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

This is an immature male Blue-tailed Damselfly, keeping up his strength at Kemerton Lake Reserve today. He and his lunch were my best captures of the session – I saw just a handful of damsels, and only one distant dragon, … Continued

9 Jun 2019

Not again!

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

Is it raining again?? I can’t be sitting here all day – the kids are screaming the place down and I need to go and get them some lunch… R and I went to Croome this morning, where the dragons … Continued

3 Jun 2019

Hairy

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

I zoomed down to the Cotswold Water Park this morning, hoping that the Downy Emeralds would be as cooperative today as they were on my last visit (sadly, they weren’t). Just after I arrived, I bumped into a couple of … Continued

1 Jun 2019

Escape

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

R and I are still in running away from home mode, so it was lucky that we had a few errands to do today. Because we’re also both feeling very squidgy and sentimental, one of these was to go to … Continued

31 May 2019

Back to the real world

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

We checked out of Cwrt St Thomas this morning, setting off in heavy drizzle; but as we drove eastwards the weather improved, and by the time we arrived home it was a warm, sunny day. This very definitely didn’t match … Continued

23 May 2019

Close encounter

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

This is an immature female Blue-tailed Damselfly. The books tell you that there are five female colourways in this species, and that they start out either green (typica), lilac (violacea), or coral pink (rufescens); but this little female was green … Continued

22 May 2019

Fresh

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

This is the first damselfly I’ve found in the village this year – an occasion that merits a post, I think. I spotted her when I stumbled over to my neighbours’ pond late this afternoon, after a day of pre-wedding … Continued

21 May 2019

Downy Emerald

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

From dragon despondency to dragon delight in less than a week: my second trip of the season to Lower Moor Farm in the Cotswold Water Park this morning provided me with a fly-by sighting of a Hairy Dragonfly, and – … Continued

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