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Isn't he beautiful!  WOW

Nice capture. It sure is lovely.

That is a beautiful capture.   

It surprises me that you were able to get that close without the butterfly flitting off.  To me, these creatures are among God's most beautiful creations.  There's no particular utility to this artwork - just beauty by the Maker.

Often, the pattern on a butterfly has a purpose of identifying each other as a species, or obscuring them in a specific place, or even mocking the eyes of a large and angry animal.   Butterflies rest with wings folded, so imagine a bird approaching and the startled butterfly opening wings to flee, revealing two eye spots that look like trouble.    The bird hesitates, and the butterfly flees.

And, of course, some butterflies like the monarch, are prominently marked to let birds know; "here's a butterfly that feeds on toxic plants, and tastes horrible."   One other butterfly, the viceroy, looks just like the monarch, but doesn't eat toxic weeds.   That one survives by assuming the same appearance as a toxic butterfly.

In nature, God's beauty almost always has a function.   The more I study it, the more impressed I am with His omniscience and wisdom, as well as His artistry.

Beautiful image, and they are so difficult to capture. Congratulations on that as well.
Becky

Beautiful picture - and just what I need to see to warm me up on a chilly, dark day.