Palomena prasina – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

15 Apr 2024

Spring plumage

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

Tired from the weekend, and with quite a backlog of domestic stuff to sort out, I only managed a short garden bug safari today, and took just a handful of photos. That’s to say, a hundred or so, which in … Continued

7 Nov 2023

Similar

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

Having said on yesterday’s post that the image being a bit different seemed good enough, today I’ve swung round like a weathervane (or the Boy Wonder, who can turn on a sixpence, on pretty much any topic) to the position … Continued

30 Sep 2023

Saturnine

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

It was pretty much all beetles and bugs in the garden this afternoon – which is fine, but given that it was a mild, though overcast, afternoon, I was surprised to find so little else. First out of the blocks … Continued

30 Apr 2023

Billy No-mates

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

For the past few days the garden has been full of green shieldbugs, resplendent in their breeding plumage, pairing up and having fun. Just a few singletons appear to have been left out of the festivities, and this unlucky chap … Continued

19 Nov 2022

Toasty

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

It was a warm and sunny day – once again, far too warm for the third week in November – and when I walked around the garden there were quite a few inverts out and about, basking in the sunlight. … Continued

10 Nov 2022

Festive

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

This is a late end to a slightly crazy but ultimately satisfying day. We had the tree surgeon here for nine hours, cutting back the huge laurel in the centre of the top garden which has been making a stealthy … Continued

1 Nov 2022

Toned

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

Having enjoyed a better day yesterday, and started to think that I might be coming out of the post-viral doldrums, today I suffered another slump. It’s probably as well that the weather was largely stormy and wet, because it was … Continued

13 Oct 2022

Ready to launch

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

I realised recently that you can tell if a bug is thinking about blasting off, because it starts to flex and separate various bits of its exoskeleton. Ever since then I’ve been trying to capture the moment of take-off, and … Continued

28 Jun 2022

Vestal

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | 0

R and I had some errands to run in Stratford, and I took a walk along the river bank, checking for inverts, before going into town. Numbers were pretty disappointing, I have to say, though it was fairly windy, and … Continued

31 Oct 2021

Spooky

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

The other day R declared himself to be a member of the Shieldbug Appreciation Society. Which was: a) very gratifying; and b) just as well, because they’re the about the most abundant, and certainly the most photogenic thing I’m finding … Continued