MarilynJane Photography Diary

Sunday 4th May

4 May 20145 May 2014

Sunrise 05.38 Sunset 20.35 BST The weather has changed to chilly nights (light frosts) and lovely days so the paths […]

Thursday 1st May

1 May 20141 May 2014

Sunrise 05.44 Sunset 20.30 BST Another rainy day but the Cuckoo has returned to home. I had heard one a […]

Sunday 27th April

27 April 2014

Sunrise 05.51 Sunset 19.24 BST The weather has changed to heavy prolonged showers and the river today at around 11.30am […]

Thursday 24th April

25 April 201425 April 2014

Sunrise 05.57 Sunset 20.19 BST It was a clear night until just before dawn when a mist covered the valley. […]

Wednesday 23rd April

23 April 201424 April 2014

Sunrise 05.59 Sunset 20.17 BST A pleasant morning for our first walk of the day, but it turned to heavy […]

Monday 21st April

21 April 201422 April 2014

Sunrise 06.02 Sunset 20.14 BST After a day of heavy rain on Sunday, Easter Monday turned out to be a […]

Sunday 20th April

20 April 201422 April 2014

Sunrise 06.05 Sunset 20.12 BST What a glorious week, although the mornings have been frosty and some days a little […]

Sunday 13th April

13 April 201413 April 2014

Sunrise 06.20 Sunset 20.01 GMT Well I’m still trying to catch up! Another busy week but at least I can […]

Catching up!

7 April 20147 April 2014

Sunday 6th April Sunrise 06.35 Sunset 19.49 BST Today was a really wet day, not a day to be out […]

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 […]