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Photo of the day: butterfly in Glover Garden, Nagasaki

Posted on September 16, 2015 by bestregardsfromfar

Black butterfly feeding on an agapanthus in Glover garden, a beautiful garden overlooking the bay of Nagasaki, Kuyshu.

: Butterfly in Glover garden, Nagasaki

Claire & Marcella

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