Moths – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Hummingbird Hawk Moth again

22 September 2020

Since our first sighting in the garden of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth in August he has returned once again and […]

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 […]

Bere Marsh

7 July 2020

Some days in the mornings when I go for an early morning walk I don’t see a thing but on […]

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

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 […]

Hummingbird Hawk Moth

30 September 2019

In the last couple of weeks of September we have had a visit from a Hummingbird Hawk moth, one or […]

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 […]