
Starlings roosting on the beach296 viewsthousands of Starlings descend onto the beach adjacent to North Pier, forming a black mass as the sun dissapeared over the horizon
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Wood Mouse296 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Barn Owl - Tyto alba295 viewsphotographed @ Lancaster Road, Pilling
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The Owl & the Kestrel (shot 1 of 5)295 viewsA Barn Owl hunts for a meal in the vicinity of a stable block
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The Owl & the Kestrel (shot 4 of 5) 295 viewsthe Barn owl emerges from the melee minus its dinner
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Curlew - Numenius arquata295 viewsphotographed@Sunderland Point, nr Overton, Lancashire
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Common Darter295 views
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus295 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher295 viewsI had dialled in +2 EV to photograph the Kingfisher perched high in a Hawthorn when it suddenly dived down & caught itself a fish so I grabbed a couple of horribly overexposed photos @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool (100% crop)
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Froghopper or Leafhopper - I know not which?295 viewsmeasuring just maybe 5mm long, this Froghopper/Leafhopper was photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus295 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 295 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata295 viewsmaking a sharp exit @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis295 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Waxwing295 viewsphotographed in a sorry looking Hawthorn in Booths car park in Carnforth
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo294 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Gadwall - Anas strepera294 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Grey Herons294 viewsAn adult & juvenile at the nest, photographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Magpie - Pica pica294 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stanley Park Blackpool294 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Four-spotted Chaser293 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria293 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea293 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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House Sparrow293 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Kestrel293 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo292 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes292 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea292 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula292 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Chaffinch291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo291 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Great Crested Grebe291 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis291 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus291 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Pipe Formation291 viewsThe Starlings form huge flocks at dusk, swirling around Blackpools' North Pier before descending to roost on the various buildings & on the timbers under the pier.
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Distant Starlings291 viewsTo the dismay of the group of us waiting for the Starlings to arrive at Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool, we spot some good size flocks of them away in the distance doing their aerial display over North Pier
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Bittern290 viewsPoor, distant record shots seem to be my speciality when it comes to photographing Bitterns, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve290 viewsphotographed from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor290 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Common Blue Damselfly289 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, Preston
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria Bispham Blackpool289 viewsone from the garden pond, snapped through the double glazing
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus289 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Wood Mouse289 viewsWood Mouse [Apodemus sylvaticus], feeding on the sunflowers hearts that I'd thrown out onto the frozen Mere @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Common Frogs - Rana temporaria288 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Froglet288 viewsone of 2009's baby frogs in our garden pond
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus288 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale288 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo287 viewson golden pond
photographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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287 views
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Kestrel287 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Kestrel287 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost287 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - my imagination maybe running away with me, but here the flock take on the form of a huge bird to chase off predators
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286 views
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Little Egret286 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Merlin286 viewstaken from the Eric Morecambe hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB, I didn't even see the merlin hidden away on the fence post until some kind chap with a scope pointed it out to me. I've posted a more heavily cropped version where you can just about make out there is in fact a bird in the photo. My only Merlin photo to date.
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Mallard duckling286 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Tadpole with legs286 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Great crested Grebe285 viewsEyes left for the camera - an adult Grebe gives it's three young a ride on Stanley Park boating lake in Blackpool. I wish I'd had my 500mm lens for this shot, it could've been a real beauty.
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Willow Emerald285 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Otter285 viewsMy 1st sighting of a wild Otter, a long range shot taken on a cold & wet December morning from Lower Hide @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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A Shrew - Bless You285 viewsnow this little guy was really shifting, so I was glad to get it in frame, shame it's not in focus though.
Photographed@Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Black headed Gull284 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Grey Heron & Great crested Grebe284 viewsThe Grebe finally sees off the Grey Heron
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Short-eared Owl284 viewsphotographed @ Bradshaw Lane, Pilling
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Love is in the air284 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus283 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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283 views
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Red Fox283 viewsthe gulls & ducks didn't seem too concerned by the passing fox
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea283 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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