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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus219 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur177 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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146 views
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142 views
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142 views
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156 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator194 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator178 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator202 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator197 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator173 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms151 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, Blackpool233 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool209 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool207 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool205 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool244 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool208 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus142 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata171 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum187 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum210 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum184 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum206 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum211 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum202 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 294 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus217 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus225 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus220 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata199 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata201 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata206 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)196 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator188 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator181 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator174 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator170 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]190 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]164 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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181 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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176 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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194 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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176 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus199 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 pratorum149 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum217 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)243 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis332 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator623 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator201 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator220 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator438 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator223 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator180 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator179 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator176 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator174 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator183 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator162 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 serrator181 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator195 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan152 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 lose188 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) 173 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella162 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 crataegi178 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 crataegi189 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 crataegi189 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas170 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas172 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)179 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)179 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)178 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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