caterpillar bear cubs

three bear cubs
walked out of the trees
onto the driveway...

they were coated
from head to tail
with caterpillars...

and spent the next
half hour licking the
crawling protein off...

it was not to be wasted
according to instinct too
prepare for next winter now...


len
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