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Skipping Across the Cosmos

Skipping Across the Cosmos

Bathed in sunlight, a grass skipper sips nectar from a cosmos flower. By the looks of her pollen-stained wings, she must've had a busy day....
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Bathed in sunlight, a grass skipper sips nectar from a cosmos flower. By the looks of her pollen-stained wings, she must've had a busy day.
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NIKON D90

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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/4000

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Jan, 2013

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