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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus169 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur109 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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84 views
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84 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator146 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator129 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator145 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator144 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator128 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms112 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, Blackpool189 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool174 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool168 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool166 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool203 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool172 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus102 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata128 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum135 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum154 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum141 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum158 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum167 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum146 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 227 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus162 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus158 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata141 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata143 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata145 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)147 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator130 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator118 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator113 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator104 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]124 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]108 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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121 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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115 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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128 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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120 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus137 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 pratorum100 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum162 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)196 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis289 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator529 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator147 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator154 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator357 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator151 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator127 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator132 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator126 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator128 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator142 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator127 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator148 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator125 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator150 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan103 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 lose143 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) 132 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella110 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 crataegi120 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 crataegi131 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 crataegi127 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas121 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas138 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)141 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)141 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)133 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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115 viewsthis shot is pants - or more accurately jeans - photographed on my jeans in the Vendee, France
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