Out and About – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Stour Meadows

19 November 2021

Rod, my husband, wanted something from Screwfix in Blandford and I offered go and collect the order. My thinking was […]

Stourhead

16 November 202116 November 2021

On the 3rd November I braved the cold morning and went before dawn to Stourhead, my main objective was to […]

RSPB Ham Wall

23 September 2021

I took a trip to RSPB Ham Wall on Wednesday 15th September. A friend wanted to meet and what a […]

Fallow Deer

2 May 2021

It appeared to be a nice morning around dawn on Thursday 22nd April so I decided I would go and […]

Early morning at RSPB Arne

7 November 2020

On 18th October a friend asked me if I would like to visit Arne early in the morning, she was […]

Mere Down Falconry

22 October 202022 October 2020

On Saturday 10th October I was invited by a friend to go with members of Shaftesbury Camera Club to Mere […]

Alner’s Gorse revisited

19 June 2020

My friend Judy wanted to visit Alner’s Gorse to hopefully see the Marsh Fritillaries so on 2nd June we travelled […]

Alners Gorse

6 June 2020

On the 20th May the lockdown had eased slightly, allowing us to go out more than once a day, I […]

Stour Meadows

28 November 20194 December 2019

I have heard recently that the Otters are back on the Stour in Blandford so I have been down for […]

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 […]