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Duke Of Burgundy - Hamearis lucina
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aeshna



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Registered: July 2006
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Male Duke from North Lancashire 18.05.2005. There has been a bit of management work done at the NNR it occurs on, but sadly never manage to see more than a handfull. Males sit perched waiting for passing females, so they can be quite easy to locate & photograph.
· Date: Sun July 9, 2006 · Views: 569
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glsammy
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Sun July 9, 2006 6:17am

Excellent shot and another first for the Gallery. I can see your going to be popular around here!

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Sun July 9, 2006 8:19am

Oh wow lovely shot never even heard of it let alone seen one are they rare

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Tue July 11, 2006 4:00pm

Likewise CB, Well done aeshna.



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aeshna
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Sat July 15, 2006 2:28pm


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Originally Posted by cherrybee


Oh wow lovely shot never even heard of it let alone seen one are they rare

Thanks all for the kind coments and yes Cherrybee, this is quite a rare species which has declined nationally. If you live in the south of the country, you may live near a nature reserve that has plenty of cowslips and hawthorn scrub, best time to look is spring.



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