Insects – Page 3 – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Little things!

8 August 2020

The weather had been warm for a couple of days and on Monday 20th July it was the same. I […]

Under Hambledon

29 July 2020

Into July and a nice morning so I headed for one of my usual haunts, a walk underneath Hambledon Hill. […]

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 […]

Greenway Lane revisited

5 July 2020

Not content with one insect hunt down Greenway Lane I decided to take a walk with the camera again the […]

Greenway Lane

4 July 20205 July 2020

On Sunday 14th June in the afternoon after taking our dogs down the Greenway lane I decided to walk the […]

Damsels

11 June 2020

I’ve been loving just walking down the lane close to home and Damselfly spotting, in the warm weather there has […]

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 […]

Down the Lane!

3 June 20203 June 2020

The middle of May already and the lockdown has eased slightly but we haven’t felt inclined to travel further afield […]

Damselflies and Bee

11 May 2020

The beautiful early May sunshine and the warmth has meant that the Mayflies are out in abundance down Greenway lane, […]

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 […]