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Beetle on a leaf

Beetle on a leaf

A beetle on a leaf
Sometimes you have to look through the lens to find beauty in nature's creatures.

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Kaas Pl...
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A beetle on a leaf
Sometimes you have to look through the lens to find beauty in nature's creatures.

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Kaas Plateau, Satara, India
October 2021
Kaas Plateau, or Kaas Pathar, became a part of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 2012.
The Kaas Plateau is rich in bio-diversity. Many species of endemic butterflies and insects, wild orchids, grasses, etc. are observed on the plateau only in the months of September and October.
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NIKON Z 7_2

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Aperture f/4 ISO 100 Shutter 10/3200 Focal Length 700/10

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Satara, Maharashtra, IN

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Oct, 2021

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