Avalon Marshes – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Thorney Lakes

2 July 202219 July 2022

Rod, myself and our two dogs took a trip to Somerset at the end of June staying in our camper […]

RSPB Ham Wall & Catcott

24 May 2022

After the rain in the morning of Wednesday 11th May Rod and I set out for a couple of days […]

RSPB Ham Wall & Catcott

6 April 2022

We paid another visit to RSPB Ham Wall and Catcott on the 29th March, the weather forecast was that the […]

Trip to Somerset

4 April 2022

On the 22nd March we had a short trip over to Somerset stopping in a number of places, It was […]

Visit to RSPB Ham Wall

18 February 202220 February 2022

On Friday 11th February we decided to head for Ham Wall, we left the dogs with a friend who looked […]

Glossy Ibis

13 February 202213 February 2022

I nearly forgot to write about seeing a Glossy Ibis recently and how could I forget! My excuse is being […]

Catcott

23 January 2022

After lunch on Friday 14th January we headed from Ham Wall to Catcott which is managed by the Somerset Wildlife […]

RSPB Ham Wall

23 January 202224 January 2022

On Friday 14th January it was very frosty and cold with a bit of fog which we hoped would clear, […]

RSPB Ham Wall

2 January 2022

Rod and I usually stay at home holidays and weekends and venture out during the week when most people are […]

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 […]