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Hoverfly enjoying a spear thistle flower.

Hoverfly enjoying a spear thistle flower.
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Canon EOS 450D

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Aperture f/16 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 73/1

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Dec, 2015

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Peer Award

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This happy poser has won a place in the BBC Wildlife Magazine "Your Photos" Competition, April 2016 Issue.

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