A female cape batis perches on a branch of an acacia bush, surrounded by its thorns its head tilted up one eye staring intently into the camera

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Gamkaberg nature reserve, South Africa
Photo credit: © SciPhi.tv / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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