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If I sit very still, will a butterfly land on me?

If I sit very still, will a butterfly land on me?

This young lady is my almost [future] granddaughter. I met her for the first time last summer when I visited my daughter on Mackinac Island. We all went to th...
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This young lady is my almost [future] granddaughter. I met her for the first time last summer when I visited my daughter on Mackinac Island. We all went to the Mackinac Island Butterfly House and she so wanted a butterfly to land on her. I suggested she sit on the bench and hold very very still and perhaps one would. She sat and sat and no butterflies came to visit.
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NIKON D3300

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Aperture 45/10 ISO 1400 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 350/10

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Nov, 2017

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