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Gardener and nature lover πŸŒ±πŸžπŸ¦‹ MSc Applied Wildlife Conservation 🐾🌳 Volunteer at the Wildlife Trust BCN, RSPB, and National Trust.

Cambridge
Joined January 2009
Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)Photo by Marta Dobrowolski (@martado)
Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) growing out of the trunk of a mature juniper in the Cairngorms National Park 🌳🀍 #thicktrunktuesday #wildflowers #trees #nature #Scotland #flowers #NatureBeauty
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A sun-kissed Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) sipping the nectar of Bristly Oxtongue this summer at RSPB Hope Farm 🌼 I've never seen so many as this year! πŸ¦‹πŸ˜πŸ’› #SundayYellow #butterfly #wildflower #NatureBeauty #wildlife #insect #pollinators #nature #farming #WildflowerHour
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One of the amazing Hummingbird Hawk-moth caterpillars on our terrace! We watched its mother lay her eggs on bedstraw we'd sown πŸ›β€οΈ Their food plants include Lady's and Hedge Bedstraw, and sometimes Red Valerian 🌿🌼 #caterpillar #gardening #nature #MothsMatter #WildflowerHour
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A dazzling Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) enjoying the fabulous wildflower margins at @RSPBHopeFarm πŸ₯° πŸ¦‹πŸŒΈπŸŒΏ A territorial little butterfly – small but feisty! 🧑 #Butterflies #wildflowers #NatureRecovery #farming #wildlife #naturelovers #insects #wildlifephotography #nature
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The next generation of Orange-tailed mining bees (Andrena haemorrhoa) being created on the dandelions 🐝❀️🌼🌿 Happy Easter everyone! #bees #wildlife #NatureBeauty #wildflower #pollinators #NaturePhotography #insect #spring #naturelovers #flower #nature #wildflowerhour
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A gorgeous little Furrow bee (Lasioglossum sp.), with the tiniest of toes, enjoying a delicious dandelion buffet 🐝❀️🌿🌼 #bees #wildlife #NatureBeauty #wildflower #pollinators #NaturePhotography #insect #spring #naturelovers #flower #nature
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A stunning Merveille du Jour (Griposia aprilina) moth - haute couture at King's College again πŸ˜πŸ’šβœ¨ #InsectThursday #NatureBeauty #wildlife #moth #naturelovers #insect #pollinators #MothsMatter #macrophotography #Cambridge #nature
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A stunning Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) with slightly unusal patterning, resting in a wildflower margin πŸ¦‹πŸ˜πŸŒΏπŸ’™ #InsectThursday #butterfly #NatureBeauty #wildflower #wildlife #pollinators #naturelovers #insect #wildlifephotography #nature
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A gorgeous Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) sipping the nectar of ragwort in a wildflower margin πŸ¦‹πŸŒΌπŸŒΏπŸ’› #SundayYellow #butterfly #wildflower #NatureBeauty #wildlife #insect #naturelovers #pollinators #wildflowerhour #nature
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A Small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) rests on a Wild carrot seedhead, swaying gently in the summer breeze πŸ¦‹β˜€οΈπŸŒΏβ€οΈ #SundayFeeling #butterfly #NatureBeauty #wildflower #wildlife #pollinators #naturelovers #insect #wildlifephotography #wildflowerhour #nature
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High fashion on the walls of King's College this week - this stunning Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) turned up in their finest robe 😍πŸ”₯❀️ #InsectThursday #NatureBeauty #wildlife #moth #naturelovers #insect #pollinators #MothsMatter #macrophotography #Cambridge #nature
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Silhouettes in motion - three Red-billed choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) flying over RSPB Ramsey Island 🐦❀️ #birds #NatureBeauty #wildlife #corvids #naturelovers #BirdTwitter #wildlifephotography #Wales #nature
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Adonis' ladybirds (Hippodamia variegata) seen for the first time at our allotment! Creating the next generation as well! 🐞😍🌿❀️ #ladybirds #wildlife #GardeningX #insect #NatureBeauty #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #allotment #coleoptera #Cambridge #macro #nature
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A stunning Jersey tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) moth resting on the beautiful historic walls of King's College in Cambridge πŸ₯°β€οΈ #InsectThursday #NatureBeauty #wildlife #moth #naturelovers #insect #pollinators #MothsMatter #Cambridge #nature
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This territorial male Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly was not going to let the other male just sit there and enjoy its flower πŸ¦‹πŸ˜‚πŸŒΏβ€οΈ #TuesdayBlue #Twosday #butterfly #naturelovers #wildlife #insect #NatureBeauty #wildflower #nature
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The sweetest little Roe deer (Capreplus capreolus) fawn having a lovely time in the meadow πŸ₯°πŸŒΏπŸ¦Œβ€οΈ #SundayYellow #sundayvibes #wildlife #NatureBeauty #deer #wildflowers #naturelovers #grassland #animal #nature
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Sorry should have said Capreolus capreolus 😊
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A glowing Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on ragwort along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path πŸŒΌπŸŒΏπŸ¦‹β€οΈ Have a lovely Sunday! #SundayYellow #butterfly #wildflower #NatureBeauty #wildlife #insect #naturelovers #pollinators #walking #flowers #nature
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When a puffin gets surprised by a bee in their front garden πŸ˜‚πŸ¦πŸπŸŒΏπŸŒΌβ€οΈ #flowersonfriday #puffin #seabirds #wildflowers #NatureBeauty #wildlife #birds #naturelovers #Wales #flowers #nature
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Portrait of a beautiful Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) πŸ¦—πŸŒΏβ€οΈ A quick goodbye as he climbed up the hedge, after singing so loudly the night before at the campsite πŸ˜πŸ’š #InsectThursday #wildlife #naturelovers #insect #Wales #wildlifephotography #nature
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Is this the puffin version of a wedding? πŸ₯°πŸ¦ A tender moment between two Atlantic puffins – a billing ceremony – witnessed by their curious neighbours on Skomer Island 🌿❀️ #puffins #seabirds #love #birds #naturelovers #wildlife #Wales #NatureBeauty #wildlifephotography #nature
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