A nectar feeding flying insect leaves the purple flower of a Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)

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A nectar feeding flying insect leaves the purple flower of a Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre), also known as the European Swamp Thistle. It is a herbaceous biennial (or often perennial) species of the genus Cirsium.

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Size: 3344px × 5228px
Location: Hughenden Estate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Vicki Wagner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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