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Thursday 5th September

5 September 201311 August 2018

Sunrise 06.28 Sunset 19.45 A bright morning turning into a very hot day again, we have been warned it is […]

Saturday 24th August

24 August 201324 August 2013

Sunrise 06.10 Sunset 20.11 A dull cloudy morning, improving. We were promised rain overnight but again we missed it. Since […]

Monday 19th August

19 August 201319 August 2013

Sunrise 06.02 Sunset 20.21 Pleasantly warm day with light cloud. A quiet walk this morning although there was a flock […]

Mon/ Tues night 12th 13th August

13 August 2013

Sunrise 05.53 Sunset 20.33 13th August Tonight was the night for the best display of the Perseid meteor shower. I […]

Sunday 4th August

4 August 20134 August 2013

Sunrise 05.39 Sunset 20.49 Cloudy fresher morning with a threat of showers. I was woken up at 6am this morning […]

Wednesday 31st July

31 July 201331 July 2013

Sunrise 05.33 Sunset 20.56 Overcast, drizzly with low cloud/ fog on the hills. I’ve seen a moth in the garden […]

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 […]