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Holly Blue Butterfly

Holly Blue Butterfly

Holly Blue butterfly feeding on the weeds in the garden.

Holly Blue butterfly feeding on the weeds in the garden.
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Canon EOS 650D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 105/1

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Aug, 2018

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