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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus230 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur187 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 imperator203 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator191 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator216 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator209 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator188 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms164 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, Blackpool245 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool224 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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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool214 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool256 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool218 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus160 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata181 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum194 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum218 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum191 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum214 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum220 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum210 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 308 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus241 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus235 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata211 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata211 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata220 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)210 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator197 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator191 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator183 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator178 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]198 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]170 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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186 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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180 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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199 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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186 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus212 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 pratorum157 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum228 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)257 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis339 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator643 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator215 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator233 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator458 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator237 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator195 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator194 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator192 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator193 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator202 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator177 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator211 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator192 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator209 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan156 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 lose194 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) 185 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella170 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 crataegi187 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 crataegi203 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 crataegi201 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas178 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas187 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)199 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)192 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)196 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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