MarilynJane Photography Diary

In the garden

19 June 201824 September 2018

Our garden is a very busy place not, just me doing the gardening but all the other residents and visitors […]

Home and around

19 June 201824 September 2018

Well into June now and the hay is being cut so there is more of a chance to spot wildlife. […]

Fledglings

15 June 201824 September 2018

I was busy in the garden early this morning when I got a phone call from Judy, a friend who […]

Alner’s Gorse

12 June 201824 September 2018

It’s now early June and I have my garden under control at last, always something to do but I decided […]

Early June on Hambledon Hill

2 June 201821 June 2018

Early June on Hambledon Hill is always a lovely place, mind you it is whatever season it is! The flowers […]

Misty Morning

31 May 201821 June 2018

The last day of May turned out very misty in the morning so Tilly and I ventured up to Okeford […]

Flowers, Early May

13 May 201813 June 2018

I enjoy it when all the spring flowers start to come out, every day there is something new to see […]

Dawn trip to Arne

7 May 201821 June 2018

My friend and I decided to try an early trip down to RSPB Arne one morning in early May, we […]

Better weather – End of April

1 May 201810 May 2018

I’m trying to catch up once again I always appear to have something to do before I can get round […]

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 […]