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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus222 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur182 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator198 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator182 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator207 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator200 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator181 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms154 viewsa courting couple display to each other, then one coughs up a mouthful of worms which the other gratefully accepts & takes from its beak
photographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool241 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool220 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool213 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool211 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool251 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool215 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus149 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata178 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum190 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum212 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum187 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum209 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum216 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum207 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 299 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus225 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus237 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata207 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata209 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata215 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)204 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator192 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator186 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator180 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator175 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]194 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]168 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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185 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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178 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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197 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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183 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus204 viewshaving a mid-air scratch as it flew on by, photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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the front one is Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum156 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum220 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)248 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis335 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator630 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator206 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator223 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator446 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator227 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator184 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator181 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator182 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator180 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator189 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator171 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator206 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator185 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator198 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan155 viewshaving a snooze after the exertions of migration, I bet it's thinking the journey seems longer every year
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Tails I lose193 viewsonly my 3rd Adder sighting, sadly, in my haste to photograph it I focused on it's tail rather than it's head - oh well, maybe next time.
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 180 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella168 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France, this moth would represent quite a rarity in the UK, but lots were in evidence over garlic side.
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi179 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi195 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi195 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas173 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas179 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)189 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)185 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)190 viewsmany thanks to D McGrath of http://lalows.blogspot.com/ for the ID
photographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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