One of the UK's prettiest butterflies imo. E-M1 MKII/100-400mm.

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Magpie showing off its colours, quite a large crop, i would have liked to have got closer but they are very wary. E-M1 MKII/100-400mm.

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Sad to see a lot of fighting between different pairs of swans at Attenborough Nature Reserve yesterday, fortunately after what seemed like ages the weaker swan finally managed to escape and looked to be ok whilst recovering on the path around the lake. E-M1 MKII/100-400mm.

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Common Blue waiting for the overnight dewdrops to dry. E-M1/60mm,

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Female Ruddy Darter. E-M1//300mm + 1.4x TC.

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