Animal Photography: story of how I saved a peacock butterfly

Hi there my Steemit friends and followers!

I am always happy to participate in the #animalphotography contest hosted by @juliank so let me brighten up your Monday with another cute animal photo.

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Now I know this is not the greatest (nor the sharpest) butterfly close-up you have ever seen but what my today´s entry may lack in the quality, I can (hopefully) make up for with the story that is behind that :)

This colorful beauty is known as the peacock butterfly or the European peacock and even though this species is very common in my country (as well as in many other parts of Europe I guess), I hate to find them injured or dead. Yet, this is exactly what would probably happen to this little fella if I did not intervene.

I was cycling through a park in a small village outside of my Czech hometown in a heavy rain when I spotted this guy desperately trying to get out of a puddle of muddy water right in the middle of the path. I got down off the bike, grabbed a few grass straws, scooped the poor creature carefully and put him down on a dry piece of moss under a huge leafy tree so that he could dry his wings and have some rest. (that is also where I took the photo of him)

It was pouring down like crazy so I did not really have time to observe my little patient´progress but I am pretty sure he fully recovered and is fine now :)

Have you also saved an animal´s life recently? Let me know in the comment section below, I would love to read your stories ;)

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