southern hawker – Jill Orme Photography

20 Sep 2025

Beauty spot

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

Once or twice a season I walk round a corner in the garden and run smack into a Southern Hawker. If I have my wits about me, I can generally throw my bum into reverse in time to stop and … Continued

1 Sep 2025

Model

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

I was rummaging around the garden at lunch time, looking for something to photograph and failing to spot anything more interesting than a Field Grasshopper, and I’d just about decided that I was going to have to dislodge something out … Continued

17 Jul 2025

Bent

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

I seem to have managed to pick up some kind of virus – I know not from where, because the Boy Wonder seemed entirely healthy at the weekend, and I hardly ever speak to anyone else unless they happen to … Continued

4 Jul 2025

Migrant vs Southern

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

Well, this is a surprise. After all the gadding about of the last couple of weeks, I decided to give the dragons a rest today, and stay home to work on my editing and recording backlogs. After several hours of … 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

15 Aug 2024

Roost

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

It was grey this morning, not especially warm, and there was a strong gusty wind blowing. I did my usual “woe is me” grumbling about the unlikelihood of finding any decent inverts in the garden, then gave my head a … Continued

5 Aug 2024

The flip

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

All three of these photos were taken within about ninety seconds. During the lunchtime hiatus between hospital appointments (Stratford this morning, then Warwick this afternoon) I wandered down to the wildlife pond to check for dragon exuviae, and as soon … Continued

27 Jul 2024

Successful

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

I’m beginning to lose count now, but just based on the number of exuviae I’ve collected, this is at least the tenth successful Southern Hawker emergence this season from our little wildlife pond. That said, for a while I thought … Continued

25 Jul 2024

Relationship

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

As far as I know, invertebrates don’t go in for existential philosophising, but I can’t help but feel that it must be a little strange to be in a relationship, albeit temporary, with your former skeleton. Though to be fair, … Continued

21 Jul 2024

Peaceful

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

“Just off down the garden to look for a photo,” I said. “I won’t be long, and I’ll finish off the casserole as soon as I get back.” I think R may have responded with a slight snort, but it’s … Continued

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