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1/640 f/6.3 150.0 mm ISO 100

Canon EOS 50D

150mm

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macro
Lycaenidae
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
lepidoptera
butterfly
insect
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nature
Lycaenid


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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterflies

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterflies
A male (upper) and female resting together in the early evening light on a knapweed seedhead. Photographed near Newton, Suffolk, England.

, Janet Brien, , have particularly liked this photo


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 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours!" :D :D

Great shot, how cool to see them both on one plant! :)
10 years ago.
Dean Morley (mostly… club has replied to Janet Brien club
He he Janet. ;-) Thank you for the nice comment. Yes, I was chuffed when the male I was photographing to begin with took off and then landed with this female that I hadn't even noticed. :-)
10 years ago.

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