| I didn't have much time for photography over the last couple of months due to being busy moving house from Edinburgh to Wirral and starting a new job at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. |
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Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
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I managed to spend a couple of mornings at Burton Marsh and Inner Marsh Farm (both less than 5 miles from my new home). It was a bit slow on the bird front, with only a family of Whitethroats and a Reed Bunting to keep me amused.
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Juvenile Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
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Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
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| Consequently, I spent most of my time photographing insects... |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
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Ichneumon Wasp
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Urophora sp. (probably U. cardui)
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Muscidae sp.
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Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)
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Bloodsucker Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
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| This very common beetle got its macabre name from its colour. It is, however, completely harmless. |
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Bombus terrestris
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Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) caterpillar
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Sloe Bug (Dolycoris baccarum)
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