Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas224 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album220 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell219 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris206 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus203 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae202 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria201 viewsa rather tatty specimen
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris198 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Peacock195 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell194 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 10 of 10) 193 views& finally, they were still coupled up when I departed & left them to it
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus192 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus192 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell192 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album191 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 2 of 10)190 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Micro moth - Eucosma species190 viewsphotographed @Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus187 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Cinnabar caterpillars186 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool feeding on it's favoured foodplant - Ragwort
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(male) Gatekeeper - Pyronia tithonus186 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 3 of 10)185 viewsthe male manoeuvres into position
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Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris184 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus183 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Small Tortoiseshell183 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 1 of 10)181 viewsThe male spots the female & approaches from the rear - ooh err missus, she'll do
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 5 of 10)179 viewsthey'd chosen a very windy day to mate, but clung on succesfully throughout
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 8 of 10) 178 viewsI'm guessing the bit you can see between their tails is their naughty bits?
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Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas178 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Peacock - Inachis io174 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Large Skipper174 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Comma - Polygonia c-album173 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 6 of 10)173 viewsthere was just the occasional readjustment when Mr Blue would flash his wings at me
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Large Skipper173 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus172 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 7 of 10)172 viewsbut then it was back to "back to back" business
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Common Blues - Polyommatus icarus170 viewsa male flies in attempting to mate but the female made a sharp exit
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 9 of 10) 170 viewsanother very similar photo out of the 50+ I rattled off
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Peacock - Inachis io170 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus164 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria163 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus161 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus161 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda160 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus159 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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mating Common Blue butterflies (Image 4 of 10)159 viewsnow back to back (with him thinking she looks better from this angle )the manoeuvre is complete & docking successful
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus158 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus158 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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White Ermine - Spilosoma lubricipeda158 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus156 viewsphotographed @ Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus154 viewsphotographed @ Lawson's Road Wetland, Marton Mere, Blackpool
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a tatty looking Small Tortoiseshell 150 viewsphotographed@Marton Mere Nature Reserve Blackpool
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