pond – Jill Orme Photography

13 Aug 2025

Watchful

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

Today was R’s Big Birthday, and after he’d opened his cards and presents from the family we spent a happy day together. We had lunch at Loxleys in Stratford, and decided to share a Chateaubriand – for the admittedly not … Continued

12 Aug 2025

Takeover

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

Another day, another d… wait – what? You wait three years from the first appearance of a new damselfly in the county for it to turn up in your neck of the woods, and then find it at two different … Continued

10 Aug 2025

Willowy

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

I spent the morning and early afternoon trying to catch up on domestic tasks, and feeling as if I was running to stand still. Then, after we’d had a simple meal from the freezer, I went off around the village … Continued

21 Jul 2025

Mum and Dad

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

I walked round to the old village pond this morning, to see if anyone was about – meaning dragons, of course – and immediately spotted this male Emperor on patrol. He was behaving a little strangely though – pausing and … Continued

19 Jul 2025

Dangerous

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

How gorgeous is this? In fact, I even told her so at the time: “Oh, wow! You’re gorgeous!” But I don’t think she was listening, being far too intent on cantering up the sedge leaf to get away from me. … Continued

1 Jul 2025

Emerald

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

The temperature went down a few degrees overnight, and I decided it might be cool enough for a walk around Croome. It was still a fairly sticky experience, I have to say, but I managed to circuit half the watercourse, … Continued

22 Jun 2025

Dull

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

It was a deeply dull morning, and it was blowing a hoolie, and everywhere I looked foliage was whipping around, with one or two insects grimly clinging on through the rollercoaster ride, and macro photography became an increasingly ridiculous and frustrating … Continued

20 Jun 2025

Nervous

by JDO | posted in: Reptiles, Worcestershire | 0

It wasn’t me that was nervous, I should stress – I’m no reptile expert, but I recognised this as a Grass Snake, and even if I hadn’t, I was standing on a wooden platform at least a foot above the … Continued

9 Jun 2025

Teneral

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

“The afternoon dragonfly patrol has started,” said R as I walked back into the garden. I’d been up at Tilly’s field, searching without success for Wool Carders and grasshoppers, and was a bit annoyed to have missed this particular milestone … Continued

16 May 2025

Mature

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

I was rattling around the garden this afternoon, trying to capture a few inverts on camera before R’s sister and brother-in-law arrived for a long-overdue visit, when I inadvertently scared this male Large Red Damselfly into flight. Luckily he just … Continued

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