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Mating Butterflies

Mating Butterflies

I watched these butterflies mating while flying in the air. Around and around they flew. I couldn't get a shot while they were flying. They landed, and I g...
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I watched these butterflies mating while flying in the air. Around and around they flew. I couldn't get a shot while they were flying. They landed, and I got a shot.
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KODAK EasyShare Z990 Digital Camera

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 125 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 1046/10

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Feb, 2019

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Wow...capturing one is a gift but two is a given moment!!!

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