Close-up of a monarch butterfly resting on the flower buds of a creeping thistle plant that is growing in a field on a warm bright summer day in july.

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Size: 4054px × 2548px
Location: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Photo credit: © Jennifer Seeman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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