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....... this rather magnificent gentleman is the feathered thorn (Colotois pennaria). I had never seen one before, but he was just sitting on the wall as I went out to clean the grill. His antennae remind me of a sergeant-majors whiskers!

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....... this rather magnificent gentleman is the feathered thorn (Colotois pennaria). I had never seen one before, but he was just sitting on the wall as I went out to clean the grill. His antennae remind me of a sergeant-majors whiskers!

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Wow, that is a lovely find and great captures.


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Nov 15, 2018 14:26 as a reply to  @ Lester Wareham's post |  #3

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Nov 16, 2018 00:26 |  #4

Lovely find and shots

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