One morning when we were target-netting a female named IKIA, the field of corn lilies in which she had hidden her nest seemed to be full of butterflies.
I like the curves of the corn lily leaves and the fuzziness and patterns of the butterflies.
That butterfly was right above IKIA’s nest:
Butterfly in the top right, nest in the middle.
IKIA’s nest
Tough Little Birds 
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As is often the case with the photos you post, they look particularly wonderful if I click on them to enlarge. What a fetching butterfly, with furry face, big dark eye, and striped antennae: those details appear once the image is enlarged. Does this mean Juncos don’t eat them?
Yes, I really like the blue one – he looks like a Martian wearing a fur-lined hood.
Somebody eats the butterflies; we often found detached wings on the ground, suggesting birds were pulling off the distasteful wings and eating the rest. I never saw a junco do so, though.
I always enjoy pictures of butterflies, especially as I know how hard it is to capture the pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Those butterflies really seem to fit with the greenery in your photos. Good shots.
Thanks! That means a lot coming from you!