Stour Meadows
Rod, my husband, wanted something from Screwfix in Blandford and I offered go and collect the order. My thinking was that I could go into town and walk along the Stour Meadows for a half and hour or so with my camera to see what was about. I haven’t walked
RSPB Ham Wall
I took a trip to RSPB Ham Wall on Wednesday 15th September. A friend wanted to meet and what a better place for a couple of hours photography than Ham Wall. Angela wanted to meet at 10 o’clock so decided I would get there early around 7am before meeting her
Fallow Deer
It appeared to be a nice morning around dawn on Thursday 22nd April so I decided I would go and see if I could see the Hares before the hedges filled in as the leaves were coming out rapidly. Well I didn’t realise how cold it was and when I
Early morning at RSPB Arne
On 18th October a friend asked me if I would like to visit Arne early in the morning, she was hoping to see the Sika deer as they are in rut at this time of year. Of course I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity. We weren’t sure if we
Mere Down Falconry
On Saturday 10th October I was invited by a friend to go with members of Shaftesbury Camera Club to Mere Down Falconry in the afternoon. Not quite nature photography but a chance to get close to some of our native birds and others. The owner Allan also helps with rehabilitation
Alner’s Gorse revisited
My friend Judy wanted to visit Alner’s Gorse to hopefully see the Marsh Fritillaries so on 2nd June we travelled there quite early so we could park easily and it was also going to be a very hot day. we needn’t have worried about the parking as we ended up
Alners Gorse
On the 20th May the lockdown had eased slightly, allowing us to go out more than once a day, I had my first trip away from home yesterday to Alner’s Gorse the Butterfly Conservation reserve near Kings Stag. I was hoping that it would be quiet and I was not