A Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais Urticae) Butterfly Basking on a Creeping Thistle (Cirsium Arvense) Flower

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Size: 5241px × 7862px
Location: Sauchen, Inverurie, UK
Photo credit: © Iain Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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