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Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet Moths mating, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Narrow-bordered 5 spot Burnet moths (Zygaena lonicerae) mating on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Dock Bugs mating, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Dock Bugs (Coreus marginatus) mating on a Dock plant at Cholsey Meadows, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar
12 May 2023
Green Tiger Beetles mating, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Green Tiger Beetles (Cicindela campestris) mating on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Green Tiger Beetles mating, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Green Tiger Beetles (Cicindela campestris) mating on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Mallard pair mating at Malls Mire Local Nature Reserve
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
A pair of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) mating at Malls Mire Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. The female is invisible as she is pushed under the water by the weight of the male.
11 March 2023
Common Blue Damselflies mating, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) pair mating on a Water Lily leaf, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow. The pair can fly about together for some time, even while the female is laying eggs.
14 June 2020
Common Blue Damselflies mating, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) pair mating on a Water Lily leaf, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow. A rival male hovers about nearby hoping for a chance at mating.
14 June 2020
Common Blue Damselflies mating, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) pair mating on a Water Lily leaf, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
14 June 2020
Great crested grebes mating on Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) mating on the mating platform on Linlithgow Loch
09 March 2020
Great crested grebe pre-mating ritual on Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) in their pre-mating ritual on Linlithgow Loch. The female lowers her body on the mating platform as an inviation to the male to mate.
