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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

I created this awesome nature photograph of a Papilio Glaucus Butterfly in early August of 2019. While I was looking through some old images I rediscovered this...
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I created this awesome nature photograph of a Papilio Glaucus Butterfly in early August of 2019. While I was looking through some old images I rediscovered this one, did some cropping and other minor adjustments and posted it here.

©: 2019 By Chris Mercer
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Original File Name: Unedited Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio glaucus) 001 (Bees and Butterflys 2019-08-08 (15))

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NIKON D7200

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Aperture 53/10 ISO 400 Shutter 10/12500 Focal Length 950/10

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Kissimmee, Florida, US

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Apr, 2022

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