Sympetrum striolatum – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

16 Sep 2020

Fun guys

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Flowers and plants, Gloucestershire, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

R suggested to me this afternoon that it might be an idea if I stopped grumping around the house, and went out for some fresh air and exercise – advice that I used to receive quite often when I was … Continued

12 Sep 2020

Golden hour

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

I went over to Trench Wood early this afternoon, timing my arrival for the point at which I thought the morning crowd would have gone home for lunch. It certainly wasn’t crowded – though I only got a parking spot … Continued

9 Sep 2020

Makin’ whoopee

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

I left home this morning in warm sunshine, but by the time I reached Croome the temperature had dropped and the light was Stygian, and as I was walking through the shrubbery towards the lake it began to rain. I … Continued

3 Sep 2020

Spiky

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

I was feeling a little spiky by lunch time today, after R and I had paid our bi-weekly visit to Croome in dour and drizzly conditions. It’s wholly understandable that the National Trust still want to control visitor numbers, and … Continued

29 Aug 2020

Stripy

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

My bug hunt around the garden this morning yielded nothing much that I haven’t photographed and posted before, so I decided to take a trip to Trench Wood to see if there was more to be seen there. It was … Continued

20 Aug 2020

Darter love

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

This morning R and I went for what’s now becoming a habitual Thursday National Trust Walk – this time at Croome, which continues to be a place that soothes our souls. It was breezy but sunny, and after the unsettled … Continued

29 Jul 2020

Resting

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

I had a great time in Trench Wood this afternoon, arriving home with so many photos that I’m still only part way through culling and processing them. I had hoped to gather together a few of the highlights and post … Continued

11 Jul 2020

Teneral

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

You can see that this is a very fresh dragonfly by the fact that his wings and body are still soft and his colouring’s very pale. During this teneral phase of their lives insects are weak and vulnerable to predation, … Continued

8 Oct 2019

Watchful

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

I spent the morning at home doing boring things, and didn’t get out with the camera until mid-afternoon. Croome beckoned, and looked promising when I arrived, but I soon realised that I’d left my visit a little late: it was … Continued

1 Sep 2019

Speedy

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

I cannot believe that we’ve reached the first day of September already – that’s two thirds of the year gone! Where did it disappear to?? I’ll be hitting another birthday any minute, and then it’ll be Christmas, and then it’ll … Continued

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