predation

9 Dec 2023

Busted

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

“Feather? What feather?” This being concert day I knew I’d have very little time for photography, and I was wondering what the best strategy might be for getting a journal photo, when I glanced out of the kitchen window while … Continued

20 Nov 2023

Wintry

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Oxfordshire | 0

I didn’t drive all the way to Farmoor Reservoir this afternoon to take photos of Great Crested Grebes, Cormorants, Pied Wagtails, and Tufted Ducks, but that’s mainly what I arrived home with. I’d been hoping to see the Slavonian Grebe … Continued

19 Nov 2023

Sprawk

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

After talking ourselves to a standstill last night, my sis and I regrouped this morning and began again, while R fed us a steady supply of toast, and endless cups of tea. In the odd way that you can unexpectedly … Continued

20 Sep 2023

Tooth and claw

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

It was still windy today, but less so than yesterday, and it was also a little warmer and brighter. R and I had stuff to do in Stratford this afternoon, including for me a trip to the dental hygienist (yeurgh), … Continued

22 Aug 2023

Strength

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

I’m not sure exactly what the human equivalent of this would be in terms of relative size and weight, but I think it might be me holding up a sheep in my arms while biting chunks out of it. My … Continued

18 Jul 2023

A flutter of Admirals

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

R and I went to Stratford this morning to run errands and eat cake, and I offset the cake a little by taking a rapid walk down to Weir Brake lock in search of dragons. I didn’t find any, probably … Continued

21 May 2023

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

I didn’t have the best of days at Uckinghall. Electing to walk around one of the lakes before going along the river may have been a mistake, because I met two chaps on the river bank who’d both had an … Continued

2 Apr 2023

Picnic

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Bees, Flies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

“Is it,” I asked myself, “maybe a little too early in the season to be posting predation porn?” I considered the question for all of about two seconds, before deciding that it’s never too early. Plus, it seemed only fit … Continued

6 Mar 2023

Improbable

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

Unlikely, but as it turned out, just possible. I went to Kemerton Lake in the hope of seeing the great crested grebes displaying to each other, photos of which were posted on Sunday by someone I know, but they weren’t … Continued

27 Feb 2023

Macabre

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Into Stratford this morning for a meeting with the rheumatologist, after which I had coffee and cake with R and then went in search of birds. Yesterday morning when we arrived with B at the children’s playground on the rec’, … Continued

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