pulmonaria – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

24 Apr 2023

Dismount

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

When I first went out into the garden this morning, I was the only thing moving apart from the ever-present squirrels: there was not an invertebrate to be seen anywhere. This was more disappointing than surprising though, given that the … Continued

12 Apr 2023

Same old…

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

After managing to photograph one of the biggest flying creatures in the world yesterday, today I was back in the garden with the mini-beasts. Not that there were many mini-beasts around. By 10am a cold but cheerful dawn had given … Continued

8 Apr 2023

Dotty

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

We had all kinds of family fun today, but when the crew went off for a walk this afternoon I regretfully decided that I needed to stay at home and hunt invertebrates in the garden cook. To be fair to … Continued

7 Apr 2023

B watcher

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

“Would you like to go and take a look at my special bees?” I said. “Yes,” replied the Boy Wonder. “Good!” I said. “If we bring your little step, you can sit on it to watch them.” “OK,” said the … Continued

29 Mar 2023

Sluggish

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

It was another dreary, wet morning, though warmer than yesterday and without the biting wind. R and I were both grumpy about this interruption to the onset of spring, when it had only just about got started, so we did … Continued

22 Mar 2023

Expert

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

There are now around a dozen male hairy-footed flower bees in the garden, and competition between them is getting fierce. Yesterday I saw the first female of the year, though sadly I spotted her at the exact moment when she … Continued

19 Mar 2023

Plump

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

“Can you say “happy Mothers’ Day” to Grandma?” said L in a stage whisper. “I got choklit ice cream,” said the Boy Wonder, appearing briefly from behind an enormous cone, and demonstrating that he did indeed have choklit ice cream, … Continued

17 Mar 2023

Feather-footed

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

I don’t know why the Romans felt that they needed a word to describe the state of being feather-footed, but apparently they did, and ‘plumipes’ was it. ‘Anthophora’, I think, is a Greek term for flowering plants. So this little … Continued

4 Apr 2022

Old faithful

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

I spent a dull morning trying to wrap up a project that’s been irritating and depressing me in almost equal measure for the past week, and finally sent it off at about noon (a full twelve hours before the deadline … Continued

30 Mar 2022

Dark

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

The girls are back in town. When I first went out with the camera this morning it was still heavily overcast and bitterly cold, and apart from a couple of ladybirds the only invertebrates I could find were female bees: … Continued

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