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Butterfly splendor

Butterfly splendor

Tiger swallowtail butterfly on a thistle. Photo taken in the Shenandoah National Forest - Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia....
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Tiger swallowtail butterfly on a thistle. Photo taken in the Shenandoah National Forest - Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 161191/1000

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Nov, 2015

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Such a nice shot, but wouldn't it be more magnificent without the time and date stamp?

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Beautiful butterfly.

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Sweet shot!

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