Butterflies – Page 4 – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Martin Down

7 July 20207 July 2020

For my birthday on 23rd June my husband asked me what I would like to do. It was promising to […]

Alner’s Gorse

6 July 2020

I went to Alner’s Gorse early with a couple of friends on 16th June, getting there at 8.30 as it […]

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 […]

Melways and Home

1 May 2020

Well it’s getting towards the end of April already and of course we are still in lockdown. At the moment […]

Butterflies and things

15 April 202015 April 2020

With all this lovely weather it appears to have brought out the Butterflies and especially in the garden in the […]

Fontmell Down & Martin Down

12 September 201922 September 2019

I have been a little erratic with my blog posts it was all because I managed to get shingles, which […]

Duncliffe

11 September 2019

On Wednesdays I take Tilly to Stour Row for training, well more like socialising with other dogs and people! Afterwards […]

Girdler’s Coppice

17 August 201917 August 2019

Why is it you tend to travel to lots of places but miss the treasures that are close to home. […]

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 […]