solitary wasp – Jill Orme Photography

3 Nov 2023

Sickle wasp

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

After whizzing off to the Farncombe Estate first thing for a haircut, I spent the rest of the morning fossicking around the garden with the twin flash on the camera, seeing what invertebrates I could find. It’s so long since … Continued

1 Jul 2023

Lucky

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

I had a busy and productive day today: I cooked a batch of curry for the freezer, did some domestic accounts, filed a huge pile of paperwork, and (with R’s help) cleaned up the filing system on my little Windows … Continued

26 Apr 2022

Bling

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Wasps, Worcestershire | 0

I went to Croome this afternoon, in search of Odonata, but only spotted one Large Red Damselfly. Croome though (despite the apparent determination of the current managers to mow, strim, prune, and clear out the waterway, to the point at … Continued

14 Apr 2022

Bug spotting

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Flowers and plants, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Wales, Wasps | 0

Poor Baby B wasn’t his best self this morning: due to a combination of yet another cold, and (we suspect) some more teething, he was distinctly fraj, and moved from smiles and games to stormy tears on the turn of … Continued

1 Sep 2021

Dark Lady

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

After a trip into Stratford to buy some boring but necessary clothing (time-consuming, irritating, and expensive), and to be bought a restorative cup of coffee by R, who was hanging around in town at the time while his car was … Continued

4 Aug 2019

Digger

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

R and I spent some time gardening today (eeeurgh), but eventually I managed to escape, on the grounds of needing to find something to photograph, and the next time I saw him, he was fast asleep over his keyboard. We’re … Continued

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