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Endangered Purple Milkweed and Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly

Endangered Purple Milkweed and Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly

Please don't spray or kill the milkweed. The Monarch butterfly is disappearing because it eats the milkweed and is dependent upon it for survival. ...
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Please don't spray or kill the milkweed. The Monarch butterfly is disappearing because it eats the milkweed and is dependent upon it for survival.
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FinePix S1

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 21500/100

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Jul, 2015

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Wonderful macro and important description included with photo. Very nice.

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Colors only nature can pull off and look so good together. Wonderful capture.

A beautiful image and a beautiful butterfly Brenda along with very sensible information and advice. Here in the UK many of our butterfly and wild meadows are fast disappearing due to spraying and loss of habitat. Paul.

COLORS ARE SO AWESOME!!!!!
PERFECT PHOTO :)))))))))))))))))))))

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