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Small Tortoiseshell231 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas230 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae216 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris215 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus212 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria210 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Small Tortoiseshell208 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris204 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock203 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus200 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus199 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell199 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species198 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 196 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus194 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus194 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)192 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)192 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris192 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars190 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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Small Tortoiseshell190 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus188 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas186 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 185 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)185 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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Large Skipper184 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album183 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)182 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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Peacock - Inachis io181 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Large Skipper181 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io180 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)179 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus177 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus176 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus175 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 174 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)174 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus173 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus172 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria171 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus169 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)169 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus168 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus166 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda166 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus163 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 156 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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