Holly Blue butterfly at #WWTCastleEspie.

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Male Reed Bunting calling from a Willow tree at #WWTCastleEspie.

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The humble Chaffinch, posing for photos at #WWTCastleEspie.

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A pair of courting #Goldcrest in the (poorly lit) woodland at #WWTCastleEspie.

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Showers and a chilly wind today so this #greenveinedwhite was the only butterfly out at #WWTCastleEspie.

Shot on #iphone

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“Be vewy vewy qwiet. I’m hunting wabbit. Huh huh huh!” - Elmer Fudd.

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When you’ve just had enough of the whole parenting thing and try sunbathing instead…
Robin at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre.

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At least two families of Mallard ducklings on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.
This female had thirteen bundles of fluff to protect! 🐥

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#fasciated #dandelion on the reserve at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

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Male #pheasant conducting his invisible orchestra at #WWTCastleEspie.

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