mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)139 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)137 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Tortoiseshell160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)141 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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Comma - Polygonia c-album154 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album133 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock147 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell142 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell138 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus139 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae146 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 lonicerae148 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus139 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris143 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria116 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas126 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria146 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Micro moth - Eucosma species143 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io127 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus116 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus115 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus114 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 icarus116 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 icarus124 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus122 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 icarus119 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 99 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io118 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus117 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 Skipper124 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars128 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris147 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Large Skipper123 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus139 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus124 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 134 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) 124 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 121 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)124 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)133 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)118 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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