Floating Castle

As the mists rise from the fields and a weak Sun starts to burn a way through, Corfe Castle appears as if by magic.

Dolphins, 11 o'clock.

I have seen Dolphins from the cliffs at Durlston on the Isle of Purbeck on only three occasions, today being the third. Each time, it has been 11 o'clock on a Sunday Morning! Quite a coincidence.

Between fifteen and twenty Dolphins swam eastward following the cliffs. They drew quite a crowd too and made a lot of peoples day!

Dorset Bird Fair

We had a great first day at the Dorrset Bird Fair at Durlston Country Park. Nice to meet so many people and it's always good to chat. Same again tomorrow, from 10am until 6pm so see you there.

Dorset Bird Fair

We are here this weekend, selling framed prints, calendars and greetings cards. Hope to see you there.

Come On You Reds

The Red Squirrel can be seen on Brownsea Island in the centre of Poole Harbour. They are incredibly cute but also rather fragile and very fussy eaters. They have been almost completely replaced by the larger, much more successful Grey Squirrel that was introduced from North America in the 19th century.
Pockets of reds can still be seen in the UK but they are few and far between.

Wild versus Captive Otters

I have spent a fair amount of time over the last few days taking photographs of wild Otters in their own environment and rescued Otters in captivity. You just can't beat spotting Otters in the wild and managing to get a reasonable photograph is bonus.

Watching Otters in captivity is great fun but you just don't get the same buzz. That said, I could watch them all day whether they are wild or not.

The Purbeck Footprints 2014 Calendars

For more details please have a look at the website, www.purbeckfootprints.co.uk or find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PurbeckFootprints
The calendars are A3 sized and are printed locally by GHPM.