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Green foliage on a desert tree

Green foliage on a desert tree

Out of season rain has made trees and plants grow foliage and flowers, and this seemingly dead tree in the dry season is now surging with flowers and bees polli...
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Out of season rain has made trees and plants grow foliage and flowers, and this seemingly dead tree in the dry season is now surging with flowers and bees pollinating them, and this just meters away from many ancient dead trees - Deadvlei.
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Aperture f/9 ISO 100 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 380/10

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Namibia

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Dec, 2019

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