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Carlo Monari
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Posted on 26-01-2012 21:04
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 Photo taken on september 11, 2010 in val d'Otro, Valsesia, western italian Alps, quote around 1.750 meters above sea level. Length 9 mm.
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 Do you have more angles? Looks like Aphria perhaps but to see the head would be useful Smile
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 I have other shots, but from the same perspective. Here is a close-up of the head.
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