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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus247 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur201 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator215 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator202 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator225 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator216 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator197 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms174 viewsa courting couple display to each other, then one coughs up a mouthful of worms which the other gratefully accepts & takes from its beak
photographed @ Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool256 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool236 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool224 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool229 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool268 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool228 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus172 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata191 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum196 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum227 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum197 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum223 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum227 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum219 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 321 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus240 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus253 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus248 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata223 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata226 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata233 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)223 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator210 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator197 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator195 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator192 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]216 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]179 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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202 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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190 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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210 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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198 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus220 viewshaving a mid-air scratch as it flew on by, photographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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the front one is Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum166 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum233 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)268 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis348 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator656 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator220 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator240 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator473 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator245 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator201 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator200 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator199 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator196 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator210 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator192 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator221 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator201 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator220 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan165 viewshaving a snooze after the exertions of migration, I bet it's thinking the journey seems longer every year
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Tails I lose200 viewsonly my 3rd Adder sighting, sadly, in my haste to photograph it I focused on it's tail rather than it's head - oh well, maybe next time.
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 193 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella183 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France, this moth would represent quite a rarity in the UK, but lots were in evidence over garlic side.
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi195 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi217 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Black-veined White - Aporia crataegi206 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas187 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas192 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)206 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)201 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)204 viewsmany thanks to D McGrath of http://lalows.blogspot.com/ for the ID
photographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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