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Comma - Polygonia c-album213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas213 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell207 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris200 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria197 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae195 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus194 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris193 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock188 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell188 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell186 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus184 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus184 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Micro moth - Eucosma species183 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)182 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 182 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Cinnabar caterpillars181 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus181 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus180 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)179 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)178 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Tortoiseshell178 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus177 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris176 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)174 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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Large Skipper171 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 170 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas170 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)169 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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Peacock - Inachis io169 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)168 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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Large Skipper168 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus165 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus165 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 164 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Peacock - Inachis io164 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus157 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus157 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria157 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)156 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus155 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus152 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus152 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus150 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus148 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 146 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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