wasp – Jill Orme Photography

7 Oct 2025

Arachtober

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

I know that many of you hate wasps, so I thought you’d be pleased to see the fate that befalls increasing numbers of them at this time of year. You’re more than welcome. I was heading out this morning on … Continued

19 Jul 2025

Dangerous

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

How gorgeous is this? In fact, I even told her so at the time: “Oh, wow! You’re gorgeous!” But I don’t think she was listening, being far too intent on cantering up the sedge leaf to get away from me. … Continued

3 Jun 2025

Ruby

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

I was all set to post something else today – a fresh male Large Skipper resting open-winged on the montbretia in the front garden was probably favourite, though there were a few other candidates too – when I spotted the … Continued

4 Nov 2024

Tracker

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

I had an appointment this morning at the eye clinic at Stratford Hospital, where I have to be checked periodically because in a small proportion of people one of the drugs I take for RA can cause retinal damage. Because … Continued

18 May 2024

Jewel wasp

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

I spotted this tiny jewel wasp on the pond sedge in the wildlife pond this afternoon, during a brief cloudy spell in an otherwise sunny day. It was running around the gently waving leaves like a thing possessed, and (as … Continued

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

21 Mar 2023

Waspish

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

It was a bad day for both invertebrates and macro photography, being windy and largely overcast, though with brief periods of the kind of dazzling sunshine that make ungrateful people like me whine about the light being too harsh. Most … Continued

26 Oct 2022

Collared pratincole

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

This morning I decided that I was well enough to risk a day out, so I made the trip to Slimbridge that didn’t happen on Monday. It turned out not to be the best day for a visit, because staff … 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

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