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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus130 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur85 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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54 views
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53 views
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47 views
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47 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator116 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator104 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator112 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator110 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator108 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms84 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, Blackpool158 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool144 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool136 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool131 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool160 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool148 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus87 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata95 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum115 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum121 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum122 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum126 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum137 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum122 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 195 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus139 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus133 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata117 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata112 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata110 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)126 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator76 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator74 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator72 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator70 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]86 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]74 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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90 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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91 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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87 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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89 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus105 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 pratorum78 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum131 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)162 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis255 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator470 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator117 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator117 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator308 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator100 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator98 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator100 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator101 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator97 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator103 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator95 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator111 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator93 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator110 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan63 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 lose101 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) 103 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella74 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 crataegi93 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 crataegi87 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 crataegi94 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas96 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas103 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)111 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)106 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)99 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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80 viewsthis shot is pants - or more accurately jeans - photographed on my jeans in the Vendee, France
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