Butterflies – Page 3 – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Duncliffe and Fontmell Down

22 September 2020

Still in my mind of the season moving on I decided on 1st September to go out looking for Butterflies […]

Common Blue Butterflies

19 August 2020

A week into August already and on Friday 7th August I decided to take a trip over to Duncliffe in […]

Okeford Hill

14 August 2020

I went up Okeford hill on the 1st August for a change in the morning from walks close to home to […]

Fontmell Down again

11 August 2020

I was on a mission on the 29th July, getting up at 5.30am and going up Fontmell Down to see […]

Fontmell Down

10 August 2020

Thursday 22nd July and with the likelihood of a warm day I decided to head up to Fontmell Down fairly […]

Alners Gorse

10 August 202010 August 2020

I had to go to Stalbridge for a hair trim on the 18th July in the late afternoon, my first […]

Girdlers Coppice

3 August 2020

On the 3rd of July there was promise of another hot day so I decided to take a trip to […]

Hambledon Hill

8 July 20208 July 2020

On the 26th June I decided to walk to Hambledon Hill in the morning I wanted to see if there […]

Alner’s Gorse

7 July 2020

Another trip to Alner’s Gorse on 25th June when I was hoping to spot the first of the Silver Washed […]

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 […]