tree – Page 17 – Jill Orme Photography

16 Oct 2019

Feast

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

It being a warmer and brighter day than we’ve had recently, I decided to go to Croome to see if there were any dragons still about. Almost as soon as I reached the lake I saw a male Migrant Hawker … Continued

26 Sep 2019

Kestrel

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I set off for Trench Wood this afternoon in brilliant sunshine, but the further west I drove the heavier the sky became, and about half way there I gave up on the plan, turned the car, and went to Grove … Continued

25 Sep 2019

Cuteness

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had a bit of trouble deciding between this shot and one of a male pheasant coming into glorious new plumage; but in the end I’ve gone with this, partly because long-tailed tits are much harder to photograph than a … Continued

12 Sep 2019

Hardy

by JDO | posted in: Northumberland, Wild animals | 0

Refrain of the day: “It’s definitely brightening up!” (Sung to the accompaniment of drumming rain.) A mizzly morning didn’t entice us to leave the cottage, but as we’re fast approaching the end of our week we felt that we should … Continued

10 Sep 2019

Hadrian’s Wall

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Landscape, Northumberland | 0

We spent most of the day ‘doing’ Hadrian’s Wall, which neither of us had ever seen before, and which we both found really interesting. We began the day at Housesteads, a joint National Trust/ English Heritage site with a superb … Continued

25 Aug 2019

Brown Hawker

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

If R and I hadn’t happened to see him fly into this yew tree, we never would have spotted him. As it was, he was so well-camouflaged that when I approached the tree I struggled to find him, and the … Continued

24 Apr 2019

Threatening

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

I was out in the garden at lunch time, happily listening to the chiffchaff – back in the sycamore tree – going: Chiff chaff chiff chaff chiff chaff chiffy chiffy chiffy chaff chaff or sometimes, for variation, Chiff chaff chiff … Continued

22 Apr 2019

Cider

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

Well, not exactly cider – but the blossom of our huge old cider apple tree. When I went down into the wild garden this morning, there was such a loud buzzing going on that I initially thought we had a … Continued

17 Apr 2019

Vivid

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

As you probably know, there’s a photographic by-law that makes it obligatory for anyone who fancies themselves with a camera to go out each spring and attempt to take an interesting shot of a rapeseed field. I hereby submit my … Continued

21 Mar 2019

House hunting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Well, it’s my own fault. If I’d said, “Oh, no – that’s not your colour at all, and I really hate the lapels,” instead of gazing at him all misty-eyed and weak-kneed, he wouldn’t have bought it. But I cannot … Continued