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First Butterfly of Spring

First Butterfly of Spring

My yard has a flowering trees of several varieties and this one blooms first, drawing butterflies by the dozen. I know Spring has arrived when this tree blooms...
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My yard has a flowering trees of several varieties and this one blooms first, drawing butterflies by the dozen. I know Spring has arrived when this tree blooms and the swallowtails can't decide which bloom is the tastiest.
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NIKON D3100

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 10/1250 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2015

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