One day I was thumbing through a wildlife photo magazine and found this incredible photo of a Cactus Wren with a butterfly in his mouth, hunched over with tail down right after the capture of his meal. I just had to carve it! There was so much “life in the moment” and the personality of the bird on display. Creating the right and accurate butterfly was a challenge also. There is as much detail in the butterfly as there is with the bird! Together they present a simple but compelling moment in the life of this appreciated desert bird.