2022 – Page 7 – MarilynJane Photography Diary

Glossy Ibis

13 February 202213 February 2022

I nearly forgot to write about seeing a Glossy Ibis recently and how could I forget! My excuse is being […]

My Patch

3 February 2022

On the 9th February I will be leading a walk round “My Patch” with a local U3A birdwatching group. I […]

RSPB Lodmoor

29 January 202229 January 2022

Well, after all the excitement of Radipole I went for a quiet walk alongside the Reed beds at Lodmoor spending […]

RSPB Radipole Lake

25 January 202225 January 2022

We are still watching the weather closely, there have been so many grey days in January if there is any […]

Buzzard and birds

24 January 202224 January 2022

Most afternoons we do a circuit close to home with our dogs and I’m always looking out for wildlife as […]

Catcott

23 January 2022

After lunch on Friday 14th January we headed from Ham Wall to Catcott which is managed by the Somerset Wildlife […]

RSPB Ham Wall

23 January 202224 January 2022

On Friday 14th January it was very frosty and cold with a bit of fog which we hoped would clear, […]

Bere Marsh

13 January 2022

On Sunday 9th January it was dry and cloudy, well what I could see of it when I went out […]

Cranborne Chase

12 January 2022

Another trip out on Friday 7th January, we decided not to go to far as the weather wasn’t that special […]

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 […]