Periparus ater – Jill Orme Photography

12 Feb 2025

Brave

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After lunch with R in Stratford I went for a walk along the north side of the river, which ended in Holy Trinity churchyard. There was a lot of bird activity going on, and in the half hour I had … Continued

19 Jan 2025

Decision

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It was the dreariest of dreary days, and it was all I could do to drag myself out of bed this morning. Having done that, I couldn’t decide whether or not to go out, and if I did, where I … Continued

11 Jan 2025

Chilly

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As I drove home from the owl field last night it became increasingly misty. It even looked as though an inversion might be forming over Chipping Campden, and I made a mental note that it would be worth going up … Continued

29 Nov 2024

Coal Tit

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R and I were expecting a visitor today, so I didn’t have much time for fitting in errands, exercise and photos, and I thought the quickest thing might be a trip into Stratford, and a return visit to Holy Trinity … Continued

30 Dec 2022

Coal tit

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I got a few useful things done this morning, then decided to reward myself with an hour in Hillers’ bird hide. The light was awful for most of the time I was there, but the site has been cleaned up … Continued

12 Dec 2021

Coal face

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I didn’t have time to go gadding about after birds today, with the rest of the Christmas decorations still waiting to be put up. But I didn’t get where I am today by prioritising things that need doing quite urgently … Continued

10 Feb 2021

Contre jour coal tit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

“Waahhh!!” I wailed at R, rushing into the kitchen at about three o’clock this afternoon. “I haven’t taken a photo yet! Waahhh! Where’s my camera? There’s a starling on the seed feeder! I don’t know where the big camera is! … Continued

8 Feb 2020

Robin

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When I was at the owl field yesterday I got into conversation with another photographer I’ve been seeing up there a lot recently, and she asked what I thought it was that kept us coming back over and over again. … Continued

17 Dec 2019

Coal tit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It wasn’t the best of day’s for photography: a dank mist hung over Stratford when R and I went in this morning to run yet more errands. But needs must, and I was lucky to capture this coal tit resting … Continued