On our visit to Costa Rica  a few years ago we visited a butterfly sanctuary in Manual Antonio.  It was such an amazing experience to walk through the garden and be surrounded by a multitude of butterflies.  They allowed us to get up close and view them… and to photograph them.  This is one of my favorites from that day – with its wings spread out and it’ proboscis in the flower gathering nectar.  I love the details of both the butterfly’s head and the articulated plant it sits on.