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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Happy Earth Day!
This tiny, but exquisite Harvester butterfly, that just visited my yard in James City County, has the only carnivorous caterpillar in North America...they eat aphids....what a wonderful example of the diversity of life on our planet! Brian Taber