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Cape Sugarbird

Cape Sugarbird

A female Cape Sugarbird on a protea flower in South Africa - the protea is South Africa´s national flower.

A female Cape Sugarbird on a protea flower in South Africa - the protea is South Africa´s national flower.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 285/1

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Feb, 2016

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Wow, stunning shot! The composition is superb!

Many thanks Alfredo !

The flower soft colour just make this photo more stunning

Just beautiful!

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Absolutely stunning shot!

great shot

Beautiful! !!

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what an awesome photo

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