mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)143 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)139 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Tortoiseshell167 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album146 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)142 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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Comma - Polygonia c-album157 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album137 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock150 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas168 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell146 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus144 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus151 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae152 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus144 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris149 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas130 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria151 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Micro moth - Eucosma species149 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io130 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus119 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus116 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus118 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus118 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris143 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus126 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus126 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus131 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus123 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 101 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus113 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io121 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus121 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda120 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Large Skipper130 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars131 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris155 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Large Skipper129 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus143 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus139 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus125 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 138 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) 129 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 123 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)131 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)129 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)137 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)121 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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