
Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa26 viewsalso known as Early Mining bee - Bispham, Blackpool
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Mayfly - don't know what species22 viewsphotographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa16 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa81 viewsalso known as Early Mining bee - Bispham, Blackpool
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Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa101 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa105 viewsalso known as Early Mining Bee
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Herb Paris - Paris quadrifolia77 views"With its whorl of four egg-shaped leaves, Herb-Paris is known as the 'herb of equality' because all of its parts are considered equal and harmonious."
photographed near Witherslack, Cumbria
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Vestal Cuckoo Bumble Bee - Bombus Vestalis104 viewsalso known as Southern Cuckoo Bumble Bee
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Broad Centurion Fly - Chloromya formosa83 viewsalso known as the Green Soldier Fly
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - female Sphaerophoria species55 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
the females can't be identified any more precisely than this unless examined in a lab - you'd have to really want to know what species it is to go to those lengths
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Hoverfly - female Sphaerophoria species54 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
the females can't be identified any more precisely than this unless examined in a lab - you'd have to really want to know what species it is to go to those lengths
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Ladybird larvae (I know not which type???)67 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Ladybird larvae (I know not which type???)64 viewsphotographed in our garden, Bispham, Blackpool
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Froghopper or Leafhopper - I know not which?197 viewsmeasuring just maybe 5mm long, this Froghopper/Leafhopper was photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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They know how to party these Ringed Plovers!84 viewsbut what happens when the pils don't work?
photographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Shaggy Ink Cap - Coprinus comatus (I think)63 viewsalso known as Shaggy Mane & Lawyer's Wig
photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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possibly Macrothylacia rubi - a Fox moth 'pillar??61 viewsany ideas please let me know - photographed @ Foulshaw Moss
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Skipper (I know not which type)57 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France
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5 Skippers (I know not which type)57 viewsseen here visiting a thistle flowerhead, there were proably 30+ Skippers on this large thistles' many flowers.
photographed in the Vendee, France
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Skipper (I know not which type?)53 viewsphotographed in the Vendee, France
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captive Deer, I know not what type96 viewsphotographed at Parc Zoologique De Clères, Normandy, France
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captive Deer, I know not what type261 viewsphotographed at Parc Zoologique De Clères, Normandy, France
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For ID?????94 viewsa distant raptor sighting @ Foulshaw Moss, possibly a Hen Harrier? (I'll probably never know from this poor photo.
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Collared Dove68 viewsnot knowing which way to turn - this looks like a mating pair that haven't quite got the hang of it
photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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some sort of Grasshopper65 viewsI know not which type
photographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Soldier Beetle68 viewsRhagonycha fulva, commonly known as Hogweed Bonking Beetle. Photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall nr Singleton
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White ducks (I know not what type?)66 viewsphotographed @ Martin Mere WWT reserve
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Zebra Spider76 viewsthe best known of the Jumping Spiders, photographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Cormorant98 viewsI noticed this Cormorant was ringed, so I brought the photo to the attention of Pete Marsh of LDBWS, a few emails later I was advised the Cormorant was "ringed as Pullus, Puffin Island, Anglesey 13/07/2008". Knowing something about the history of the bird makes what was otherwise just a record shot much more interesting.
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Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool122 viewsMy first sighting of a Mediterranean Gull, I've probably discounted them as Black headed gulls previously, this one was kindly pointed out to me by a local & very knowledgable birder called Maurice, I'll be keeping a closer look out in future, photographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve Blackpool
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Noisy bugger94 viewsI don't know what type of fighter plane this is, but there are always plenty of them flying overhead at Newton Marsh as they fly in & out of the BAE airfield at nearby Warton.
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Soldier Beetles87 viewscommonly known as Hogweed Bonking Beetle, photographed @ Todderstaffe Hall nr Singleton
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