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Feeding Skipper

Feeding Skipper

One of many butterflies on Blossom in Chamonix in warm sunshine, It is a Skipper. The butterfly tongue is a proboscis which is tube-like...
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One of many butterflies on Blossom in Chamonix in warm sunshine, It is a Skipper. The butterfly tongue is a proboscis which is tube-like
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Jul, 2013

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Exquisite macro shot David & a 5 ***** fave :D

excellent shot.... :)Sri

Very pretty shot, lovely butterfly, great work going on here for sure!

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Beautiful capture! Love this - great detail on the flowers and the butterfly! Have you joined my Butterflies are Free project yet? This would be a great entry! :-)

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Yes I have joined your Butterflies are Free project, thank you for inviting me.

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Well captured this is one from the skipper family

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Thank you for supplying this information, greatly appreciated.

nice shot, looking beautiful !

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Wonderful lighting and great detail. Well done.

Great voted close up!

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