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Monarch fighting a strong headwind

Monarch fighting a strong headwind

I captured a series of photos of this monarch trying to move from this flower to the others against a strong headwind.

I captured a series of photos of this monarch trying to move from this flower to the others against a strong headwind.
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EX-F1

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Aperture f/4.4 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1250

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Mar, 2014

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