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Beautiful Butterfly

Beautiful Butterfly

One of two wild caterpillars (swallowtails) we raised into butterflies. The other is still in a cocoon. As it is winter, and I live in Minnesota, I'm not s...
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One of two wild caterpillars (swallowtails) we raised into butterflies. The other is still in a cocoon. As it is winter, and I live in Minnesota, I'm not sure if she will survive the flight south. She hatched late, but it's better then not at all!
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PENTAX K-30

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 5500/100

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Dec, 2016

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Awards

People's Choice in Beautiful Butterflies Photo Challenge

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Congratulations on your People's Choice Challenge Win!

Thank you! I found her as a wild caterpillar and raised her from then on.

Nice photo, congrats on your win

Thank you, it was an honer to win people's choice.

Simply beautiful Mary

Thank you, I raised her from a caterpillar and took the photo of her before her wings were dry.

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