mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)134 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)128 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Tortoiseshell153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album135 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)131 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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Comma - Polygonia c-album147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas153 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell137 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell136 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae141 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus131 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria109 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria142 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Micro moth - Eucosma species139 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io119 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus107 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus112 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus109 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus110 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus108 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris137 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus114 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus115 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus110 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 93 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus104 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io116 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus110 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda107 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Large Skipper122 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars122 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris139 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Large Skipper114 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus131 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus127 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 130 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) 120 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 116 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)128 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)110 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)128 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)114 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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