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Comma - Polygonia c-album113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell112 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species103 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae95 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell93 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus92 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria91 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)88 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Tortoiseshell88 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae87 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell87 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris86 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album84 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris84 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)83 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus80 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album77 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)77 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris77 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda77 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus76 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io76 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus75 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas74 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars73 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus73 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda73 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus72 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 72 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 72 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus71 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus69 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)69 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)69 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)69 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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Large Skipper69 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Large Skipper69 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)68 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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Peacock - Inachis io68 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus67 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus67 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 67 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus66 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus66 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 66 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus66 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria66 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus65 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus65 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus63 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus63 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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