Insects – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Humming-bird Hawk-moths

6 September 2022

It was worth dead heading our straggly Buddleia bush to keep it going, I thought it wasn’t going to produce […]

Small Creatures

1 July 202218 July 2022

Late May and early June was enjoyable for me, just walking out into our local lane when I had a […]

Down the Lane

20 October 2021

I thought at the beginning of October I would not see many little creatures down the lane as they would […]

RSPB Arne

7 October 20218 October 2021

Towards the end of September I went for a wander down to RSPB Arne to see what was about and […]

Spiders and other things!

4 October 202120 October 2021

Even though many of the insects disappeared in September there was still wildlife to see down our lane and this […]

Around Home

20 August 2021

On my walks round the village either in the morning or later in the day I always like to have […]

Latest inhabitants – Greenway Lane

12 August 202113 August 2021

Moving into August I’ve found the creatures living down Greenway Lane are varying to different species. I’ve noticed a great […]

Greenway Lane – Early July

25 July 202115 August 2021

Well into July now and I have been busy with various things so I’m a bit slow to update my […]

Greenway Lane

28 June 20211 July 2021

Some warmer weather in early June at last so I have been walking down our local lane to see what […]

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 […]