Eaten by beauty
Dominican Republic
The yellow-crowned night heron
Plucks the land crab
Inching from its burrow,
Cracks its red shell
To pick with whetted beak
The shredded innards.
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Eaten by beauty
Dominican Republic
The yellow-crowned night heron
Plucks the land crab
Inching from its burrow,
Cracks its red shell
To pick with whetted beak
The shredded innards.
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