MarilynJane Photography Diary

Small things

2 July 2019

I am a little behind with writing and posting my blog. From the middle of June it seems to have […]

Whitethroat

19 June 2019

Another week and another dull morning when I woke up again. Where to go for a walk was the first […]

Orchids, Hambledon Hill

12 June 201912 June 2019

On Wednesday 12th June I woke up to another grey day, the only positive was that it wasn’t raining. I […]

Barn Owl

11 June 2019

This morning’s walk was one of those extra special mornings. I didn’t really want to get out of bed early […]

Under Hambledon Hill

11 June 2019

A different walk from the one yesterday along the Trailway, this morning,9th June I headed towards Hambledon Hill and one […]

Along the Trailway

9 June 2019

We haven’t had much rain for quite a while and at last Friday into Saturday 8th June we had a […]

Hambledon Hill

9 June 2019

Everything is springing into life on Hambledon Hill now in early June, if you see the hill from a distance […]

Around Home

29 May 2019

I decided I would take my new Olympus camera out with me for my morning walk, I’m too late for […]

Avalon Marshes 15th-17th May

21 May 201921 May 2019

We decided it was time to get away in the Camper van for a couple of days while the weather […]

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 […]