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Mason bee - Osmia cornuta

Mason bee - Osmia cornuta

One of the happy guests in my bee hotel at home ;-)

One of the happy guests in my bee hotel at home ;-)
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SONY ILCA-68

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Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 1500/10

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Mar, 2017

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