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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus91 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur40 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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20 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator84 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator80 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator83 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator79 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator82 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms55 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, Blackpool131 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool108 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool99 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool104 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool138 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool113 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus59 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata55 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum96 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum97 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum98 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum100 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum104 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum97 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 169 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus110 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus104 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata85 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata81 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata82 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)97 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator53 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator62 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator51 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator50 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]55 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]52 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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53 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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53 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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54 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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51 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus74 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 pratorum48 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum100 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)123 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis239 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator428 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator84 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator82 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator278 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator72 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator73 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator71 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator71 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator68 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator76 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator70 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator79 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator70 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator79 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan39 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 lose68 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) 73 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella52 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 crataegi53 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 crataegi51 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 crataegi53 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas65 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas66 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)77 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)78 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)79 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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59 viewsthis shot is pants - or more accurately jeans - photographed on my jeans in the Vendee, France
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