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Spicebush Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

I have a particular love of butterflies. No other creature displays the Art of the Creator as do butterflies.

I have a particular love of butterflies. No other creature displays the Art of the Creator as do butterflies.
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

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settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 218/1

location

location

Ellerbe, North Carolina, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2020

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Awards

Peer Award

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