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Aug 11, 2012 10:01 |  #1

Caught this pair "at it" in the garden this afternoon :)

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Aug 11, 2012 10:23 |  #2

Lovely shot, composition and and detail are great.


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Aug 11, 2012 10:25 |  #3

Stunning colors and great composition!


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Aug 11, 2012 10:27 |  #4

Ahh.. The birds and the bees with butterflies.

Who is the male and who is the female. I see differences in the two, but not sure what those difference mean exactly lol.


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Aug 11, 2012 11:31 |  #5

Contrary to humans, the males are the one with the pretty colors ;)


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Aug 11, 2012 11:47 |  #6

great catch! lovely pair


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Aug 11, 2012 11:58 |  #7

Superb composition and great detail.
Is the one with the blue tint the male?




  
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Aug 11, 2012 12:57 |  #8

Thanks all, they were far to engrosed in what they were doing to be remotely interested in my sitting there taking pictures ;)

Nature Nut is right the male is the blue one :)


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Aug 11, 2012 13:52 |  #9

Great work.


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Aug 11, 2012 19:41 |  #10

nice catch


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Aug 12, 2012 08:18 |  #11

nice capture


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