
Starlings flocking to roost290 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - a boxing glove maybe?
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Some sort of eggs on base of pond pump?????289 viewsno idea what these are, seen attached to the base of my pond pump when I took it out of the water to clean
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House Sparrow289 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Common Kingfisher289 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?289 viewsmeasuring just maybe 5mm long, this Froghopper/Leafhopper was photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata289 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Bittern288 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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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo288 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Common Darter288 views
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Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis288 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Magpie - Pica pica288 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus288 viewsphotographed on the Peregrines once regular, but now occasional perch on the water tower
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Shoveler - Anas clypeata288 viewsmaking a sharp exit @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Bispham Blackpool288 viewsphotographed flying over our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Starlings roosting on the beach288 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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Cormorant287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Dunnock - Prunella modularis287 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Four-spotted Chaser287 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss © Cliff Raby
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria287 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe with dinner287 viewsthis Great Crested Grebe was photographed catching a tiddler @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Herons287 viewsAn adult & juvenile at the nest, photographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis287 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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287 views
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Chaffinch286 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo286 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Common Tern - Sterna hirundo286 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Kestrel286 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus286 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stanley Park Blackpool286 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Starlings evading pursuing raptor286 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost - taking evasive action with a raptor in pursuit
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Pipe Formation286 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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Froglet285 viewsone of 2009's baby frogs in our garden pond
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus285 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Wood Mouse285 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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Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus284 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Waxwing284 viewsphotographed in a sorry looking Hawthorn in Booths car park in Carnforth
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Gadwall - Anas strepera283 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Little Egret283 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve283 viewsphotographed from a layby overlooking Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve
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Black headed Gull282 viewsMarton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Common Frog - Rana temporaria Bispham Blackpool282 viewsone from the garden pond, snapped through the double glazing
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea282 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Hawthorn Shieldbug - Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale282 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Kestrel282 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula282 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes281 viewsphotographed in the garden of the gîte we were renting in the Vendée, France
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Common Frogs - Rana temporaria281 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe281 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Mallard duckling281 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Distant Starlings281 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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Black Tern - Chlidonias niger280 viewsphotographed @ Preston Docks
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Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea280 viewsphotographed at the Heronry @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Kestrel280 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost280 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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Tadpole with legs280 viewsphotographed in our garden pond in Bispham, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus279 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Grey Heron & Great crested Grebe279 viewsThe Grebe finally sees off the Grey Heron
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Otter279 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 You279 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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Love is in the air279 viewsBlackpool North Pier Starling roost, a flying love heart
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278 views
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Merlin278 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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Common Blue Damselfly277 viewsphotographed@Lightfoot Green, Preston
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Little Egret - Egretta garzetta277 viewsphotographed opposite the Fylde Bird Club hide @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
a nice New Years day sighting
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Red Fox277 viewsthe gulls & ducks didn't seem too concerned by the passing fox
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus277 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Ichneumon Wasp - Amblyteles armatorious277 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Coal Tit - Periparus ater276 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park Blackpool
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Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo276 viewsphotographed @ Stanley Park, Blackpool
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Starlings flocking to roost276 viewsStarlings gathering to roost at Marton Mere,nature reserve, Blackpool, performing their aerial acrobatics before disappearing down into the reeds
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Great crested Grebe275 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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