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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus97 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur43 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 imperator86 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator82 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator85 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator80 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator83 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms57 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, Blackpool135 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool112 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool104 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool108 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool141 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool119 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus60 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata60 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum98 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum99 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum100 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum102 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum107 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum98 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 171 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus111 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus112 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus106 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata88 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata83 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata84 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)98 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator58 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator65 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator52 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator53 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]60 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]55 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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53 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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53 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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54 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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54 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus75 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 pratorum51 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum101 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)127 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis239 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator435 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator85 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator85 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator284 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator73 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator75 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator74 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator74 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator71 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator79 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator71 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator81 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator71 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator80 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan40 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 lose71 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) 73 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella54 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 crataegi59 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 crataegi58 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 crataegi57 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas71 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas67 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)79 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)83 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)80 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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63 viewsthis shot is pants - or more accurately jeans - photographed on my jeans in the Vendee, France
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