MarilynJane Photography Diary

Green Woodpecker

20 July 2022

One evening in the week beginning 11th July we were sitting in the living room and we suddenly heard a […]

Local walks

19 July 2022

When I say in the title local walks I mean that I walk from home and not use the car, […]

Hambledon Hill

4 July 2022

My Diary always is last on the list of things to do and it’s been neglected of late so what […]

Thorney Lakes

2 July 202219 July 2022

Rod, myself and our two dogs took a trip to Somerset at the end of June staying in our camper […]

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 […]

Woodland and Reflection Pool hide

27 June 202218 July 2022

At the end of June I recently had a great day at Dean Mason’s woodland hide and reflection pool. It […]

Netmead May into June

11 June 2022

A very interesting week from Monday 30th May! My first encounter was on my early morning just down to our […]

Barn Owl

31 May 2022

I was so lucky on Sunday 22nd May as I walked round the fields with Tilly in the early morning. […]

Alner’s Gorse

27 May 2022

The weather has been a little changeable during early May with some rain and slightly breezy at times but on […]

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 […]