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Painted Lady on a Paintbrush; 12 March 2020; 02:56pm

Painted Lady on a Paintbrush; 12 March 2020; 02:56pm

On those times I go 'hunting' flowers, I am also as likely to be looking to snap a few butterflies here and there. In this case, I was lining up a de...
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On those times I go 'hunting' flowers, I am also as likely to be looking to snap a few butterflies here and there. In this case, I was lining up a decent image of this Paintbrush on a breezy day (so I was waiting for the wind to stop) when this Painted Lady landed on it.

Always liked a two for one.

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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

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Aperture 11/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 300/1

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Bastrop, Texas, US

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Oct, 2023

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