all creatures great and small

Beat it small fry!

While the sponges here in the butterfly habitat are too small to hold a pair birds (even two this sub-sparrow sized), it is roomy enough for one bird and one butterfly, and this butterfly coming in for a quick drink saw it the same way I did.

However the bird sitting on this sponge, that I luckily happened to focus my lens on a split second before this once in a lifetime shot, saw things differently, and told this butterfly to get lost in no uncertain terms.

The butterfly no match for this teeny tiny bully said “no problem” and turned in mid flight to search for a less crowded sponge, or a less bitchy bird.

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