MarilynJane Photography Diary

Encounter with the Barn Owl

5 December 2015

Sunrise 07:54 Sunset 16:04 GMT Some very uninspiring weather at the moment and the mornings are so dark!But sometimes that […]

Arne visits

24 November 2015

We have had a couple of trips to RSPB Arne recently, within a week, it is lovely there at this […]

Mid November

17 November 2015

Sunrise 07:28 Sunset 16:20 We are well into November and still the weather is very mild and wet at times. […]

Early November

8 November 2015

Sunrise 07:12 Sunset 16:32 GMT We are well into autumn now though the weather is very mild for the time […]

Sunday 15th October

26 October 2015

Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 16:55 GMT The clock altered in the early hours of Sunday morning which means I can get […]

Otter sighting!

23 October 2015

Sunrise 07:45 Sunset 18:01 BST We were on our usual walk this morning although a little later now with the […]

New lens!

21 October 2015

My lovely husband has bought me a new lens! It is the Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l IS II and I am […]

Friday 9th October

10 October 2015

I made another trip to Arne today with Judy, we love the place. It is quieter now the holiday makers […]

Thursday 8th October

10 October 2015

The weather is slowly slipping into autumn, a definite chill in the air, we have had some heavy rain and […]

On the 28th July I visited Dean Mason’s Windows on Wildlife to photograph Harvest Mice for a couple of hours. Dean had a cancellation and I decided a little therapy watching these lovely little characters was just what I needed. They love to climb and are very quick so you have to be ready to […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 2

The second part of this post is about the Butterfly Farm which is in a large glasshouse next to the Otters. The Buckfast Butterfly Farm and Devon Otter sanctuary are on one site and throughout the day I alternated between the Butterfly House and the Otters outside. It was very hot and humid in the […]

Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm 1

On Sunday 12th June I went with members of Blandford Camera Club to Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm, we had a great day the Otters are characters. There were three species the small Asian Short clawed Otter up to mischief all the time and the Large North American Otter and my favourite our […]

Forest Falconry

I had a great day on Friday 25th March with friend Judy Vowles who had invited me to join her on a that day. It was a Christmas present from her brother to go to Forest Falconry in the New Forest with a friend where we handled their birds and walked through woodland paths with […]