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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus241 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur192 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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153 views
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143 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator208 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator197 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator220 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator213 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator192 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms165 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, Blackpool248 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool225 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, Blackpool217 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool258 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool221 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus167 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata186 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum196 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum222 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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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 pratorum222 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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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 311 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus232 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus242 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus236 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata216 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata217 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata224 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)214 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator200 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 imperator188 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator181 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]206 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]174 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 argentatus215 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 pratorum163 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum230 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)263 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis343 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator646 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator217 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator236 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator462 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator240 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator196 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 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 serrator204 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator179 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator214 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 serrator211 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan159 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 lose196 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) 190 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella178 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 crataegi190 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 crataegi210 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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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas181 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)201 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)194 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)201 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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