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House guest 2

House guest 2

13 Apr 2016 2 177
House spider (I think). This chap has taken up residence here at home. About 2 and half inches in length. Wed13Apr16.
House guest 3

House guest 3

13 Apr 2016 1 247
House spider (I think). This chap has taken up residence here at home. About 2 and half inches in length. Wed13Apr16.
Wolf Spider 1

Wolf Spider 1

18 Jul 2016 1 117
Thanks to Roy Lowry for the identification. Mon18Jul16
Wolf Spider 2

Wolf Spider 2

18 Jul 2016 2 2 201
Thanks to Roy Lowry for the identification. Mon18Jul16
Wolf Spider 3

Wolf Spider 3

18 Jul 2016 2 4 183
Thanks to Roy Lowry for the identification. Mon18Jul16
1608175

1608175

16 Aug 2016 2 2 197
Not quite sure what this is. Looks like a Gatekeeper but the markings are different. I’ve only ever seen these at the south side of Manchester Airport, in an area of scrubland. Tue16Aug16.
Speckled Wood Butterfly

Speckled Wood Butterfly

06 Sep 2016 5 2 236
Wythenshawe Park. Tue6Sep16.
Safari Walk 1708135

Safari Walk 1708135

15 Aug 2017 160
Garden Spider. A resident at the Safari Walk, a display of tropical plants at the former Horticultural greenhouses at Wythenshawe Park. Tue15Aug17.
Wythenshawe Park 1708149

Wythenshawe Park 1708149

15 Aug 2017 154
Tue15Aug17.
Wythenshawe Park 1708144

Wythenshawe Park 1708144

15 Aug 2017 1 163
Tue15Aug17.
Common Plume Moth 1

Common Plume Moth 1

15 Sep 2017 1 4 250
Emmelina Monodactyla. A resident in the kitchen for a few days. With grateful thanks to Peggy C for the identification. Fri15Sep17.
Common Plume Moth 2

Common Plume Moth 2

15 Sep 2017 1 3 147
This took up residence for a few days. My grateful thanks to Peggy C for the identification. Fri15Sep17.
Flying visit 1

Flying visit 1

06 Aug 2018 4 3 145
Sloe, or Forest Bug, not quite sure which. Mon6Aug18.
Flying visit 2

Flying visit 2

06 Aug 2018 5 8 139
Sloe, or Forest Bug, not quite sure which. Mon6Aug18.
Dragonfly and fence

Dragonfly and fence

17 Sep 2020 1 2 82
As far as I can make out, this is a male Brown Hawker Dragonfly, which spent some time posing for a portrait. That’s Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport in the background. Thu17Sep20.
Brown Hawker

Brown Hawker

17 Sep 2020 4 2 101
This is (I think) a male Brown Hawker Dragonfly, posing on the fence for a portrait. South Side of Manchester Airport. Thu17Sep20.
Favourite spot

Favourite spot

17 Sep 2020 5 91
This big fella, which I think is a male Brown Hawker Dragonfly, insisted on perching on this one place on the fence, even to the extent of landing on my sleeve if I went too close.. South Side of Manchester Airport. Thu17Sep20.
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