MarilynJane Photography Diary

Visit to the Somerset Levels

24 July 201925 July 2019

The weather looked good around the 11th/12th July so we decided to take a trip to Somerset in our Camper […]

Wanderings

24 July 2019

I’m still on catch-up with my Diary posts as I usually like to be up to date and what’s happening […]

Insects

24 July 201924 July 2019

I always enjoy the insect life during the summer months. I can just walk out the door and into the […]

Butterflies

20 July 2019

The Butterflies around home have been quite sparse this year, I have the flowers but only a few visitors. The […]

Fox(es)

16 July 2019

I’m sometimes disappointed that I don’t see any Foxes on my walks early in the morning. I am always watching […]

Deer

5 July 20195 July 2019

On Saturday 29th June I went up to Okeford Hill with Tilly for my early morning walk. We are in […]

Alner’s Gorse

4 July 20195 July 2019

From Saturday 22nd June the weather was starting to warm up so on the Monday I decided to take a […]

Hay cutting

2 July 2019

On the 21st June we were having our lunch at midday in the conservatory at the back of our house […]

Misses and Hits!

2 July 2019

It’s been a busy couple of days on my walks and at home, sometimes frustrating and then exciting, for me […]

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 […]