pond – Page 5 – Jill Orme Photography

18 May 2024

Jewel wasp

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

I spotted this tiny jewel wasp on the pond sedge in the wildlife pond this afternoon, during a brief cloudy spell in an otherwise sunny day. It was running around the gently waving leaves like a thing possessed, and (as … Continued

11 May 2024

Emergent

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

When I first saw this emergent female Large Red Damselfly this morning I was terribly worried about her, because the stem she’d chosen for support was in contact with the wooden surround of the patio pond – and worse still, … Continued

24 Apr 2024

Result

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

I had a number of errands to run today, so I didn’t have much time for hunting invertebrates, but a quick whisk around the garden at lunch time netted me this pair of Helophilus pendulus hoverflies, getting intimate on the … Continued

23 Apr 2024

First

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

I went to Trench Wood this afternoon, for the first time this year – not really expecting to find very much, but on the remote off chance that it might be teeming with inverts. It wasn’t, but I did spot … Continued

27 Feb 2024

Mealy?

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Another bitterly cold and windy day had me back at Hillers, rather than risking a trip up onto the Cotswold scarp. I finally caught up with the famous Hillers Brambling, though he failed to offer me a decent photo opportunity, … 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

21 Jun 2023

Gaze

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

The strangely belated Large Red Damselfly emergence in our garden carried on today: one emerged from the patio pond, and six from the wildlife pond. This, though, is one of yesterday’s immatures – the last of three that came out … Continued

16 Jun 2023

Clot

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

The synchronised emergence of Large Red Damselflies from our ponds that conspicuously didn’t happen six weeks ago when we were hoping and looking for it, seems to be happening now. Today we had four emerge from the wildlife pond, and … Continued

6 Apr 2023

Ducky

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

The Boy Wonder was charming and funny again today, although I fear I didn’t always charm him: it seems that my reputation as a thief of other people’s food is getting worse over time, rather than diminishing. The Boy elected … Continued

21 Jan 2023

Collection

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

R and I went to Slimbridge today, in unforecast freezing fog, to meet up with L, G and B, and bring B home with us for an overnight stay. The transfer didn’t go quite as smoothly as planned, owing to … Continued

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