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Small Wonders

3/6/2014

 
After a half term week's "holiday" in Devon, run ragged by my kids 24-7, it was time for a morning off.  So on Sunday I rose at 5am to be at Leighton Moss for 6am.  From lower hide I observed the otters distantly porpoising through a thin layer of surface mist, lovely to watch but still too far away for a decent shot.  As the temperature rose and the mist disappeared, I decided to focus on the small stuff...         
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Male Broad-bodied Chaser, 01/06/14, Leighton Moss, Lancs. The approach path to Lower Hide comes alive as the sun rises.
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Hover Fly species, 010614, Leighton Moss. At eye level above the same approach path.
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Silver stretch-spider (Tetragnatha pinicola) 01/06/14, Leighton Moss, on the reeds next to Lower Hide path.
The 1Km walk from Lower Hide back to my car on the main road is never dull, but today it was extra-special...
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Red Deer, 01/06/14, Leighton Moss, Lancs.
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Bearded Tit, 01/06/14, Leighton Moss, Lancs. A pair came unusually close to the causeway path.
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Broad-bodied Chaser, 01/06/14, Leighton Moss, lancs. A female this time.
And with so many insects around, I couldn't ignore Gait Barrows nature reserve, just down the road... 
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Andrena helvola 01/06/14 Gait Barrows, Silverdale, Lancs. The small bee species was attracted to this rare orchid: Lady's Slipper.
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Yellow-barred Longhorn Moth (Nemophora degeerella) 01/06/14, Gait Barrows, Silverdale, Lancs. Just one of the many strange moths to be found here. I must pay this place another visit very soon...

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