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Pirate Otter Spider- Pirata piraticus124 viewswhat a cool common name
photographed @ Hay Bridge (members only) Nature Reserve
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Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur77 viewsphotographed in Pilling, Lancs - this rather distant Turtle Dove is the only one I've ever seen in the UK
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48 views
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48 views
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator110 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator102 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator105 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator103 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator102 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow, Cumbria
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Say it with Worms81 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, Blackpool150 viewsthe flying kidney @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool137 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool130 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool127 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool155 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Starling murmuration - North Pier, Blackpool139 viewsStarlings gathering to roost @ North Pier, Blackpool
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Four-spot orb-weaver spider - Araneus quadratus79 viewsphotographed @ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria
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Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata85 viewsa poor shot, but a real rarity for the north of England
photographed nr. Witherslack, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum107 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum117 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum115 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum123 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum131 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum116 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Puffin - Fratercula arctica 186 viewsphotographed @ RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus132 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus134 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus129 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere nature reserve, Blackpool
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata108 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata103 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Hoverfly - Cheilosia illustrata104 viewsphotographed @ Pilling Lane Ends Amenity Area
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)117 viewsphotographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator69 viewsphotographed in the Véndee, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator73 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator67 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator66 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]78 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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Rose Chafer [Cetonia aurata]69 viewsphotographed in the Vendée, France
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84 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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82 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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83 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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84 viewsphotographed @ Mere Sands Wood Wildlife Trust nature reserve
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Herring Gull - Larus argentatus99 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 pratorum78 viewsphotographed @ Latterbarrow nature reserve, Cumbria
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Early bumblebee - Bombus pratorum126 viewsphotographed in our garden in Bispham, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)152 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis252 viewsphotographed @ Rossall Point, Fleetwood
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator465 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator109 viewstaking flight after being spooked by a dog, photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Mergansers - Mergus serrator109 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator302 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator98 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator97 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator97 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator96 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator94 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator97 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator88 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator102 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator86 viewsphotographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator102 viewsgetting loved up
photographed @ Fleetwood Marine/Boating lakes
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Whooper Swan58 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 lose96 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) 96 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Chrysocrambus craterella68 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 crataegi86 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 crataegi82 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 crataegi84 viewssuch a beautiful butterfly that's sadly now extinct in the Uk - photographed in the Vendee, France
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas90 viewsa rather tatty specimen
photographed@ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas94 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (male)105 viewsphotographed in the butterfly zone of Devonshire Road Rock Gardens
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)101 viewsphotographed @ Devonshire Road Rock Gardens, Blackpool
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Meadow Plant Bug - Leptopterna dolabrata (female)93 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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80 viewsthis shot is pants - or more accurately jeans - photographed on my jeans in the Vendee, France
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